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Recent Examples of motility
Gut motility, the process by which the digestive system processes food and expels stool, tends to slow with aging.
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Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
In other words, if your body is working hard to break down a meal before bed, Sarkar points out that food and subsequent digestion can lead to gut motility (food moving through the GI tract) and insulin secretion—both of which can mess with your sleep.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Eric delivered a decent spiel about sperm motility as a proxy for health and how sperm racing drew attention to important issues.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Low motility, for instance, can indicate high alcohol or marijuana consumption, while low volume can point to issues of obstruction.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
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Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
In other words, if your body is working hard to break down a meal before bed, Sarkar points out that food and subsequent digestion can lead to gut motility (food moving through the GI tract) and insulin secretion—both of which can mess with your sleep.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Eric delivered a decent spiel about sperm motility as a proxy for health and how sperm racing drew attention to important issues.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Low motility, for instance, can indicate high alcohol or marijuana consumption, while low volume can point to issues of obstruction.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motility
Noun
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Accessibility While a number of rooms and the hot springs are accessible, many of the activities are not well suited for those with limited mobility.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Reid is a talented puck-moving defenseman with size and mobility.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The robot’s locomotion system is powered by eight DYNAMIXEL XL-series smart actuators.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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The legs do more than provide locomotion.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Lewis set a Guinness World Record for slackline surfing, swaying his feet side to side in a rocking motion that mimics surfing, while keeping his balance above China’s Diaoshuilou waterfall in 2011.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The elastico requires perseverance and patience to master, with a key learning point being that the skill, otherwise known as the flip-flap, is performed in one motion.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Motility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motility. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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