LOCOMOTED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

locomoted

verb

past tense of locomote

as in shifted

to change one's position most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old

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In the years that followed, American comedy’s center of gravity, both in hip performance venues and onscreen, shifted to improvisation.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Once the Mizzou running game got consistent positive yards in the second half, the Tigers’ play-calling shifted to feature that aspect of their offense.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

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This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
On the day Erica and Peter moved into 150 Charles, their attorney claims, they were greeted with a cluttered and dirty space that didn’t square with the $26,000-a-month rent.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

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