as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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Recent Examples of gait
The shoe’s midsole will subtly correct your gait and help the shoe wear out more evenly.
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Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
The point-foot setup is ideal for precise legged control and agile movements, while the sole configuration mimics humanoid walking for a smoother, more natural gait.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
After a moment of calibration, the machine naturally transitions into a rhythmic gait.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Possessing no eyes, no mouth and no face, with an almost alien lurching gait, that nightmarish figure will reappear every so often, its return always upsetting and unexplained.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
The point-foot setup is ideal for precise legged control and agile movements, while the sole configuration mimics humanoid walking for a smoother, more natural gait.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
After a moment of calibration, the machine naturally transitions into a rhythmic gait.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Possessing no eyes, no mouth and no face, with an almost alien lurching gait, that nightmarish figure will reappear every so often, its return always upsetting and unexplained.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
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Today, many of us are experiencing a similar sense of instability—not from a global health crisis but from the rapid pace of change driven by technological advancement and shifting federal policies.—
Irma Becerra,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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It has widely been known in the space community that military officials, who supported Vulcan with development contracts for the rocket and its engines that exceeded $1 billion, have been unhappy with the pace of the rocket's development.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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The entire bag can unzip to become a quilt if that’s more your speed.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2025
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His speed should flourish in Florida’s up-tempo system and take some of the pressure off Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee to try to be Walter Clayton.—
The Athletic College Basketball,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Both offenses push the tempo and shoot 3s at a high volume, and both defenses attempt to disrupt that flow.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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In late December, the IDF invaded at least two other areas in Syria beyond the buffer zone and increased the frequency and scale of its strikes deep into Syrian territory, although the tempo has declined over the past two weeks.—
Shira Efron,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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