as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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Recent Examples of gait
Smith was dealing in his last run of seven-on-seven drills, completing a deep pass to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell who, impressively, saw where the ball was going in the air, adjusted his gait and ran back for it.
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Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
One way to get a baseline for Landeskog’s gait and biomechanics was through walking.
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ABC News,
26 May 2026
Before the treatment, many participants struggled with a slow, mechanical gait, and 12 used assistive devices such as walkers and canes.
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Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
Butterss’ double-bass throbs ground the music in chamber-jazz austerity; later, Bellerose shifts into slack, funky drummer mode, as Parker’s guitar takes on a muted highlife gait, then morphs into concentric ripples of distortion that psychedelicize your mind.
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Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
One way to get a baseline for Landeskog’s gait and biomechanics was through walking.
—
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Before the treatment, many participants struggled with a slow, mechanical gait, and 12 used assistive devices such as walkers and canes.
—
Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
Butterss’ double-bass throbs ground the music in chamber-jazz austerity; later, Bellerose shifts into slack, funky drummer mode, as Parker’s guitar takes on a muted highlife gait, then morphs into concentric ripples of distortion that psychedelicize your mind.
—
Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
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When asked about the chippy ending, Clark kept her focus on the officiating and the game's stop-and-start pace.
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That pace has seemingly left lawmakers attempting to put in guardrails fighting a losing battle.
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This time, the study included a vocabulary of over 1,000 words and achieved a median speed of 78 words per minute.
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Weah acknowledged Mbappe’s speed and performance after his brace helped France to a 2-1 win.
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As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants.
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The effect is that chapters vary from linear cliffhanger stories to fragments and scenes that change the tempo and tone of the story.
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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