gait

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Recent Examples of gait Gray said the unusual gait was consistent with someone concealing a long object, such as a rifle, in their pants. Amanda Castro hannah Parry joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Devyani Misra, a geriatrician and rheumatologist at Harvard Medical School, said the study’s findings show promise but the results are not generalizable because the researchers preselected participants who would probably benefit from changing their walking gait. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 The book was inspired by a woman Roach knows with spina bifida, whose gait was impeded by a twisted foot. Terry Gross, NPR, 16 Sep. 2025 Its sneakers are designed with roomy toe boxes and zero drop to accommodate a natural gait. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gait
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Noun
  • Soft conditions would slow the fairways and favor carry distance, while wet greens raise the value of spin control and pace.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Justice Department secured the indictment just days after Trump demanded a faster pace from prosecutors in their investigation against Comey.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Here, Sarr contests a shot by the Heat’s Josh Christopher that Christopher misses, grabs the rebound and speeds ahead.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jimmy Butler inked a two-year extension through 2027, giving Steve Kerr a closer who can live at the line and slow games to his preferred tempo.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of things have just been about tempo, playing open, playing off of one another, reading the game.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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