mobility

noun

Definition of mobilitynext
as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility Only 7% cover accommodations for mobility limitation, hearing disability, vision impairment and sensory disabilities. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Porter is currently on the physically unable to perform list after aggravating a back problem during a mobility test on the opening day of camp last month. — CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 Someone who has experienced a substantial or unexplained decline in mobility should bring it up with their healthcare provider to see if this is due to a reversible underlying cause. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 This off-grid model has been created with mobility in mind and would be a good fit for those wanting a nomadic lifestyle. — New Atlas, 14 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
Noun
  • 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
  • In the past week alone, two motions for emergency relief have been filed in federal court.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jake Ferguson coming in motion in short yardage and red zone situations.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of motion
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  • 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
  • But with no enforceable salary cap and unlimited player movement, every year can be wildly different.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers demonstrated the material in a data-glove system that detected hand movements and translated them into corresponding movements on a robotic model in real time.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • Bill Hing, professor of law and migration at the University of San Francisco, said Soboleva has a compelling case.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Many marine species depend on stable water temperatures for breeding, feeding and migration, raising concerns that heat released by multiple underwater data centers could create localized thermal pollution and alter marine ecosystems.
    — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of migration
Noun
  • But Bridgewater’s career was derailed, as a starter at least, when a horrific knee injury led to a left knee dislocation and a torn ACL during a practice just before the start of the 2016 season.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Its physical, psychological, and temporal dislocations often precede the possibility of narration itself.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dislocation

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