move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
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As part of Phase III, law firm Ice Miller LLP will move to a 11-story build-to-rent building in the Bottleworks campus.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
That's according to a new study by ConsumerAffairs, which named the best—and worst—U.S. states to move to in 2025.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune may move to set up piles of nominee votes and test whether Democrats are amenable to a deal to move them more quickly.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Finally, the House will then move to a vote on final passage.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
That's according to a new study by ConsumerAffairs, which named the best—and worst—U.S. states to move to in 2025.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune may move to set up piles of nominee votes and test whether Democrats are amenable to a deal to move them more quickly.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Finally, the House will then move to a vote on final passage.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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