move out
verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
1
: to leave one's residence to live somewhere else
moved out of his parents' house and into an apartment
2
: to start away from some point or place
told the troops it was time to move out
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Some neighborhoods woke up to debris and downed power lines after the worst of the weather moved out.
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Rectangular fast-moving carts won’t inconvenience you by telling you to move out of the way and zipping past.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
That bill also moved out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Six other Americans, in addition to Stafford, are expected to be moved out of the region to ensure they can be monitored or treated, the CDC said Monday.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Rectangular fast-moving carts won’t inconvenience you by telling you to move out of the way and zipping past.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
That bill also moved out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Six other Americans, in addition to Stafford, are expected to be moved out of the region to ensure they can be monitored or treated, the CDC said Monday.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for move out
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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