as in shifting
to change one's position
most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old
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The constantly shifting allegiances are meant to form a twisty yarn in the aggregate, though the effect is largely just confusing — especially when Helen gets a subplot investigating her own past that distracts from her role as the chilly, withholding boss.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Offenses started shifting toward using more 11 personnel (three receivers, one tight end, one running back) a little over a decade ago.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mequon is creating a long-term plan for the area near City Hall, which could involve moving Rennicke Field.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Diocese of Nashville has an on-site columbarium at its Calvary Cemetery in Nashville, and a few more churches in the area are moving forward with.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Locomoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomoting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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