MOTILITY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

motility

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Definition of motility

as in mobility

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Recent Examples of motility That disruption can manifest years later as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic stomach pain or motility issues like constipation and diarrhea. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Several months later — the mouse equivalent of young adulthood — the rodents were more likely to show anxiety-like behaviors, along with gut pain and motility (movement) issues like constipation or diarrhea. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Gut motility, the process by which the digestive system processes food and expels stool, tends to slow with aging. — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for motility

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The company also partnered with BETA Technologies in 2025 to develop hybrid-electric turbogenerators for advanced air mobility platforms and other aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
When multiple voices raise the same concerns, whether around safety, accessibility, mobility or quality of life, use those insights to shape your priorities.

— Jon Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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Aside from locomotion, scientists can equip the cockroaches to attain various other functions such as detection, localization, tracking, visual mapping, and data collection.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
The researchers say the framework enables faster, more adaptable locomotion across unpredictable environments and could support future search-and-rescue, exploration, and other autonomous robotic missions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

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Defense lawyers have since withdrawn their motion to dismiss the case after the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in April began allowing Maduro and Flores to receive money from Venezuela to pay for their attorneys.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Miami’s skyline is rapidly changing, with a downtown skyscraper boom that was set in motion a decade ago after the Federal Aviation Authority began approving projects set at a new maximum allowable height of 1,049 feet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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