gait

Definition of gaitnext

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Recent Examples of gait His gait appeared to be normal, and no explanation was immediately provided. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Stiff-person syndrome’s most common symptoms include muscle stiffness and painful spasms that can lead to secondary effects, like unsteady gait, double vision, and slurred speech, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 That unnatural gait could lead to pelvic pain or worsen back or sciatica pain. Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026 Loss of muscle strength, medication side effects, neurological conditions, and changes in vision or balance can all affect gait. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gait
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Noun
  • The revelation of the changes comes amid intense competition in the AI industry, as companies release updates to their large language models at a frenetic pace, each seeking to pull ahead of the other.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And then the Internet changed everything Despite the advances in trading technology over the previous 400 years, nothing could match the pace of innovation that followed widespread access to the Internet in the 1990s.
    Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly everyone rides a stationary bike — high tension, low speed — after a match and quickly downs a protein recovery drink.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The storm, now moving west-northwest at just 5 mph, is forecast to turn northward to north-northeastward with an increase in forward speed Sunday and Monday, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest update.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Emde wandered ahead while King lagged behind at her usual tempo, which is uncommonly slow but projects incongruous urgency.
    Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That is noteworthy in a Pacers system defined by tempo and randomness.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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