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Recent Examples of motility
The team showed that this gliding persists down to –15 degree Celsius, setting a new benchmark for cellular motility in complex, nucleus-bearing organisms.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
That can futz with gut motility, speeding up or slowing down the passage of food or causing spasms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 27 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Stress also lowers levels of serotonin, which helps facilitate gut motility and regular bowel movements.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
That can futz with gut motility, speeding up or slowing down the passage of food or causing spasms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 27 Aug. 2025
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Stress also lowers levels of serotonin, which helps facilitate gut motility and regular bowel movements.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motility
Noun
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The five vehicles here span eras, from the first combat tank of the First World War to the state-of-the-art machines of the late 20th century, but each set a new benchmark in protection, mobility, firepower, or mass production.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are, of course, some other factors to take into account, including any mobility issues that may make getting around a ship more difficult.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jogging is another of the designer’s preferred means of locomotion.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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The experiment opens new possibilities in robotic locomotion.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, over in Britain, a vibrant antiwar movement brought on motion after motion in Parliament to cease fire and end all offensive operations against the rebels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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During Wednesday’s hearing, the judge approved a motion allowing defense attorneys for Cullum, Twombly and co-defendant Tifany Adams to access jail phone calls and text messages made by all five defendants in the case.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Motility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motility. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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