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Recent Examples of motility
This two-way street allows your brain to influence your gut’s functions—like motility, secretion, and immune responses.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
When medicine to speed up her stomach motility didn’t work, she was given a feeding tube, the mother said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2025
When zinc attaches to these receptors, sperm motility increases.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 4 June 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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Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
When medicine to speed up her stomach motility didn’t work, she was given a feeding tube, the mother said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2025
When zinc attaches to these receptors, sperm motility increases.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 4 June 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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Research shows tennis may extend lifespan and improve heart health, bone strength, mobility, and social connection.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The tag is placed gently on the outside of the butterfly’s wing close to its base so as not to disrupt its mobility, Steinhauer said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cognitive scientist studying fish locomotion cannot fully appreciate the experience of swimming by observing from outside the water.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These are small, identifiable pieces of DNA that are already known to influence key traits like coat color, body structure, locomotion, and behavior.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Motility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motility. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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