as in mobility
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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
Accordingly, antelopes’ size, shape, and locomotion range widely.
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Apr. 2026
Engineers say this performance reflects major progress in humanoid locomotion control, dynamic balance and high-performance drive systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The inset provides a close-up view of an A. rubens arm, where contact points of individual tube feet with the substrate are clearly visible during locomotion (arrow).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
This could one day enable multimodal locomotion for miniature robots with extended flight times.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Jan. 2026
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Apr. 2026
Engineers say this performance reflects major progress in humanoid locomotion control, dynamic balance and high-performance drive systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The inset provides a close-up view of an A. rubens arm, where contact points of individual tube feet with the substrate are clearly visible during locomotion (arrow).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
This could one day enable multimodal locomotion for miniature robots with extended flight times.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
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Established on November 11, 1926, Route 66 stretched more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, becoming a symbol of opportunity, mobility and the American dream.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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The robot now packs programmable actuators into a palm-sized platform, delivering dynamic mobility in a robot compact enough to roam across a desktop.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Total football remade soccer worldwide by emphasizing movement and pressure on the ball and the interchangeability of positions, laying the groundwork for the modern incarnation of the sport.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Gabriel leans into the music, and the bell of his sax catches the light, flashing gold with each movement.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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