LOCOMOTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

locomoting

verb

present participle of locomote

as in shifting

to change one's position most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old

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As rising energy prices drive up inflation, several central banks across the Asia-Pacific region are shifting toward hawkish stances.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that continues to conduct business with Tehran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

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