mobility

noun

Definition of mobilitynext
as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility The subsidiaries include Wisk Aero, which has been developing an autonomous eVTOL, and SkyGrid, which is developing air traffic management systems for air taxis as urban air mobility moves from test flights to commercial operations. — Phil Lebeau,meghan Reeder, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The two companies previously collaborated on a floating vertiport to create a sea-air mobility network. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 However, Olsen-Lane spent months working with doctors and the hospital’s rehab team and was eventually able to regain movement and mobility. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 That may have more to do with political polarization, as well as the sky-high citizen expectations for the economy on the heels of two decades of social mobility, experts say. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobility
  1. locomotion
  2. motility
  3. motion
  4. shifting
  5. movement
  6. migration
  7. dislocation
Noun
  • This change allowed for more efficient locomotion, reducing drag as the body moved across the ground.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As with the garden snails, there is one that acts as a lubricant to help with locomotion and an adhesive mucus to help the snail stick to various surfaces.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of locomotion
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  • Bedient, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, had already ordered the usual battery of tests, including bloodwork, sperm count and motility tests and uterine anatomy exams.
    — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These compounds have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that help empty your stomach more quickly and maintain normal contractions that move food through the digestive tract (gastrointestinal motility).
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 July 2026
Definition of motility
Noun
  • The Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center filed an emergency motion to halt the euthanasia of a dog that attacked several people.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Meta appealed before final judgment US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers mostly denied a Meta motion to dismiss in an order in October 2024.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of motion
Noun
  • Second, the recent shifting of US export control policy has created a real concern among other nations that access to frontier intelligence itself could someday be gated by geopolitics, not just chips.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Recorded on a Tascam four-track in her Los Angeles living room, the demos capture Auf der Maur experimenting with acoustic guitar, bass, layered vocals and lo-fi tape manipulation, including reversing cassettes and pitch-shifting.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 July 2026
Definition of shifting
Noun
  • Now, the team has welcomed former Scottish Women’s Premier League coach Eva Olid, 40, to lead the youth movement.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Jones said the ball movement and chemistry with Reese has been a key factor in her return.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • Trump is pitching it as a way to address migration and the flow of drugs from Latin America.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Dam structures are known to sever historical migration corridors, trapping species between feeding grounds and spawning waters.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of migration
Noun
  • Its physical, psychological, and temporal dislocations often precede the possibility of narration itself.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Citadel managed about $71 billion in assets as of July 1 and has often used periods of market dislocation to deploy capital into distressed or forced-selling situations.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dislocation

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