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the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
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Recent Examples of locomotion
Modern robots can move with incredible agility, mimicking animal locomotion and executing complex tasks with mechanical precision.
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James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
With these laborious methods of locomotion, sea cucumbers were long thought to never exceed speeds of about a yard a day.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
The race revealed that while bipedal locomotion technology has improved, issues like overheating, balance, and endurance remain significant challenges for robotics engineers.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
With these laborious methods of locomotion, sea cucumbers were long thought to never exceed speeds of about a yard a day.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
The race revealed that while bipedal locomotion technology has improved, issues like overheating, balance, and endurance remain significant challenges for robotics engineers.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
Noun
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Nicole LeBlanc is a partner at Toyota's growth fund, Woven Capital, focusing on mobility, sustainability and smart city investments.—
Nicole LeBlanc,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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About 43 million Americans have some sort of student loan debt, which proponents of forgiveness plans say limit economic mobility.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Her off-ball movement, pace and clinical finishing are sure to strike fear into any and all opponents.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The movie presents the years of Agnes’s life out of order, a choice that invites us into her experience of surreal circling rather than forward movement.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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