as in movement
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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Recent Examples of motion
Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The judge said that the outcome of the motion to dismiss two of the counts against Mangione will impact the trial date.
—Christina Fan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Nov. 2025
One week later during a 34-31 win over Vanderbilt at DKR, Wingo again motioned to the right of Manning on UT's first snap and again snagged a quick pass.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motion
Noun
Federal District Judge Margaret Garnett didn’t rule on any of Mangione’s motions at the hearing – including motions that could get the death penalty off the table – but acknowledged that her rulings on potential capital punishment for Mangione will impact when the trial starts.
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Virgin-Morgan then was motioning toward officials, but nothing was called by the crew.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion
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The do-it-yourself movement is gaining a resurgence.—
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Fortunately for Fulham, the loose ball falls to their centre-forward, as the opposite movements of Jimenez and Sessegnon bamboozle Emmanuel Agbadou.—
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Demonstrators waved signs, chanted in English and Spanish and danced to music from portable speakers.—
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Good, in the driver’s seat, waves cars past her.—
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Windows remain a talking point — particularly amid a potential acquisition of a legacy studio by a streamer — as does volume and the shifting of moviegoing habits.—
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The shams zip completely closed, so there’s no shifting or falling out of the case.—
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Meet Elias Parker, my mother told me, gesturing to the man with the pearl-button shirt.—
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These are the questions that have plagued the American public since the Euphoria and Anyone But You actor dared to gesture toward a blatant superiority as one of the most notable hot people right now.—
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The addition of Bregman was the second major move by the Cubs in a matter of days.—
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And in an unusual move, Rubio has used her ballot measure committee to pay a nearly $4,000 monthly salary to a campaign worker.—
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The inside of the bag was filled with trash, signaling that a thief must have left this behind and taken my bag on purpose at another stop.—
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Meanwhile, the interim government has urged calm and unity while signaling tentative engagement with Washington, including exploratory diplomatic contacts and discussions about reopening embassies.—
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Officers in certain other units, such as foot patrol and community resource officers, had been transferred to nightly patrol shifts.—
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The company also highlighted its shift toward a Robot-as-a-Service model, indicating readiness for global commercial deployment rather than experimental use.—
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Greece now offers a new five-year golden visa for foreign investors, creating another enticing relocation option for Americans interested in moving abroad.—
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Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook.—
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“Motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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