as in movements
the act or an instance of changing position
we were instructed not to make any sudden motions or we might scare away the deer
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as in waves
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline
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Recent Examples of motions
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Using a dime-size amount of product, apply moisturizer in sweeping motions, starting from the middle of the face and moving outward.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The case was set for a hearing on the anti-SLAPP motions this Friday.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The government is expected to respond Friday to two motions her team filed in December, one of which would push the court to ensure standards are better in the holding rooms.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
With all defense motions denied, trial was set to open on Thursday morning, May 17.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
The dampers firm up in response to harder driving, keeping body motions in check beautifully, especially for a car on knobbier tires.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, other brakes may still be at work even in the richest regions, the internal motions of the cloud, the way material fragments, and the early influence of young stars on their surroundings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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In robotics, a policy is the decision-making layer that translates observations, such as camera images and sensor data, into physical actions like joint movements or grasping motions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Using a dime-size amount of product, apply moisturizer in sweeping motions, starting from the middle of the face and moving outward.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The case was set for a hearing on the anti-SLAPP motions this Friday.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The government is expected to respond Friday to two motions her team filed in December, one of which would push the court to ensure standards are better in the holding rooms.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
With all defense motions denied, trial was set to open on Thursday morning, May 17.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
The dampers firm up in response to harder driving, keeping body motions in check beautifully, especially for a car on knobbier tires.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, other brakes may still be at work even in the richest regions, the internal motions of the cloud, the way material fragments, and the early influence of young stars on their surroundings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motions
Noun
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The agent who appeared to be de-escalating a separate agent turns attention to the agent deploying pepper spray and waves him down.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Altman almost waves away these grim tolls as an inevitable consequence of the product’s popularity.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
21 Jan. 2026
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There were several more technically difficult moves toward the top.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Broncos finalized those expected moves for their starting center and starting quarterback Saturday, according to the league’s transaction wire.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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His bleak existence shifts when a fight with a classmate is accidentally streamed online and goes viral.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, this slate of first-quarter strategy shifts indicates that beauty retailers are increasingly approaching wellness as an all-or-nothing bid.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Motions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motions. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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