as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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Recent Examples of gait
Unlike other bats, vampires are mobile on the ground, toggling between two distinct gaits to circle their sleeping prey.
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Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
And stability while mobile plus walking speeds have been boosted thanks to tweaks in gait planning and control algorithms.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
By decreasing compressive stresses and aiding both mobility and natural gait patterns, these innovative shoes can help outdoor athletes bounce back better and more refreshed.
—Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The new study compared this ability with other muscular factors such as hand grip and knee strength as well as gait speed.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
And stability while mobile plus walking speeds have been boosted thanks to tweaks in gait planning and control algorithms.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
By decreasing compressive stresses and aiding both mobility and natural gait patterns, these innovative shoes can help outdoor athletes bounce back better and more refreshed.
—Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The new study compared this ability with other muscular factors such as hand grip and knee strength as well as gait speed.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
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While White’s production needs to sharpen its pace and tempo a tad, there’s no denying the depth and urgency of the play’s themes, not to mention the wry pleasures of the text, Bioh’s rich gift for the idiosyncrasies of language and dialect, the rollicking musicality of speech.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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But in California, the departure decline was double the US pace at 16%.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Its compact design, solid read/write speeds, and 256-bit AES hardware encryption ensure data safety.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But the real surprise, for a grand touring car whose engineers placed an emphasis on providing easy, comfortable speed is the transmission calibration.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, since Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas’s attacks in Israel on October 7, Hezbollah — a Hamas ally — has increased the tempo of rocket launches, and has hit targets deeper within Israel.Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
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The seesawing tempo of Boone’s multiplatinum hit is its superpower and translated well to even an awards show stage.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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