mobility

noun

Definition of mobilitynext
as in locomotion

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Recent Examples of mobility The robot’s withdrawal also prompted discussion about the distinction between demonstrating mobility and sustaining it under demanding conditions. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 Accessibility The hotel offers two guest rooms that accommodate guests with limited mobility. — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026 Fifita has also added three rushing touchdowns and has good mobility, but his true superpower in his accuracy in and outside the pocket. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Butts said the apparent defeat of BB preserves billboard revenue that funds free kindergarten classes for low-income families, a mobility and diagnostic center for seniors, and a one-time $500 property-tax rebate for every homeowner in the city. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 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
  • On November 2, robot dogs – and other kinds of machines built for locomotion of some kind – took part in the very first World Robot Mount Taishan Climbing Competition in Tai'an, in China's Shandong province.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The manipulation challenge Humanoid robotics has made substantial progress in locomotion.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of locomotion
Noun
  • Walking helps stimulate gastric motility, which refers to the muscle contractions that push food through your digestive tract.
    — Heidi Cope, HEALTH, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of motility
Noun
  • But was there other movement, a slight rocking motion, perhaps?
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Many of the case dismissals granted motions to dismiss filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the intervenor-defendants.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of motion
Noun
  • At the same time, the shifting of the national political winds often has an impact in Connecticut.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Heated grips come as standard, while a reversible gearshift mechanism allows riders to switch to a race-style reverse shifting pattern for circuit use.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifting
Noun
  • Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • However, like many other coastal societies shaped by the migration and economics of Atlantic cod, Lofoten has been no stranger to ecosystem pressures over the decades, from shifting migration patterns to offshore fishing fleets.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are also fears that tropical milkweed can lure monarchs away from their usual migration route and away from plants that are beneficial to them.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of migration
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  • The firm reiterated its buy-rating on the stock Wednesday, calling the dislocation a buying opportunity.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His ankle got caught beneath and twisted at a gruesome angle, and Thornton was carted off the field and diagnosed with a dislocation, effectively ending his season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dislocation

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“Mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobility. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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