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the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
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Recent Examples of locomotion
By contrast, the second joint in each leg bends readily, but only sideways and outward, favoring efficient lateral locomotion.
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Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Engineers say this performance reflects major progress in humanoid locomotion control, dynamic balance and high-performance drive systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The inset provides a close-up view of an A. rubens arm, where contact points of individual tube feet with the substrate are clearly visible during locomotion (arrow).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
This could one day enable multimodal locomotion for miniature robots with extended flight times.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Jan. 2026
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Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Engineers say this performance reflects major progress in humanoid locomotion control, dynamic balance and high-performance drive systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The inset provides a close-up view of an A. rubens arm, where contact points of individual tube feet with the substrate are clearly visible during locomotion (arrow).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Feb. 2026
This could one day enable multimodal locomotion for miniature robots with extended flight times.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
Noun
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Loop Capital expects Wex to stage a comeback, particularly as its over-the-road (OTR) business that makes up ~30% of mobility segment secures more sales.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The hotel suggests contacting them directly to discuss specific mobility or accessibility needs to confirm which accessible rooms and features are available for your stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The movement from Odegaard and Zubimendi towards the ball occupies Willock and Guimaraes, while White attacks the space vacated by the Newcastle captain and Havertz drops to provide a passing option.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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