1
as in succumbed
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position
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2
as in shifted
to change one's position
he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him
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as in removed
to change the place or position of
the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it
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Recent Examples of budged
Yet only about 6,000 people donate each year, and that number has barely budged in 25 years.
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Elaine Perlman, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Despite the lightning‑fast technical gains and the louder evangelism surrounding them, the business fundamentals our respondents care about—their core value propositions and the trust‑laden relationships that deliver them—have barely budged.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
So far, the committee has not budged on rates.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
In over two decades, that rate has budged by barely three dollars an hour.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Their starting defense hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Moscow has not budged from its long-term goals of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, the installation of a pro-Russian proxy government, and Ukraine's demilitarization, which would ensure Ukraine's full capitulation, the ISW said.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Team owner Jerry Jones has not budged much since Parsons released a lengthy statement on the matter.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Despite the rate cuts, mortgage rates haven't budged much and continue to hover near 20-year highs, leaving many would-be homebuyers disappointed.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
Elaine Perlman, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Despite the lightning‑fast technical gains and the louder evangelism surrounding them, the business fundamentals our respondents care about—their core value propositions and the trust‑laden relationships that deliver them—have barely budged.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
So far, the committee has not budged on rates.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
In over two decades, that rate has budged by barely three dollars an hour.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Their starting defense hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Moscow has not budged from its long-term goals of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, the installation of a pro-Russian proxy government, and Ukraine's demilitarization, which would ensure Ukraine's full capitulation, the ISW said.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Team owner Jerry Jones has not budged much since Parsons released a lengthy statement on the matter.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Despite the rate cuts, mortgage rates haven't budged much and continue to hover near 20-year highs, leaving many would-be homebuyers disappointed.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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And when Jîna succumbed to her injuries on September 16, the Shargh reporter Niloofar Hamedi defied orders to keep quiet and told the world about her death in a tweet.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, two towering figures of American liberalism, President Joe Biden and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, succumbed to hubris.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Zibanejad shifted to wing and looked revived while playing alongside Miller.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But many of these events also show cancellation notices online or have been removed altogether.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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In these, the cup opens when pressure is applied to the lip and reseals once pressure is removed.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But then, as has ever been the case, Manchester United conceded.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The list includes David Seaman (Arsenal 2-4 Norwich City, 1992), Michel Vorm (Man City 4-0 Swansea, 2011), Jordan Pickford (Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Sunderland, 2016) and poor Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who conceded five on his (Man City 5-0 Burnley, 2020).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1877, John Woodward Jenkins moved with his family from Elburg, Illinois, to Leavenworth in search of musical opportunities.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2000, Ferraro relocated and rebranded.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Arizona, where Kirk relocated Turning Point USA's headquarters in 2018, has become the epicenter of tributes and vigils.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This fee applies only to new H-1B visa applications submitted after the order goes into effect.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Bids can be submitted online at the Concierge Auctionsite or through a traditional Realtor, Galligan said.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mechanism for raising and lowering the pen made a weak clunking sound and barely twitched.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 June 2025
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“Budged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budged. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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