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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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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
After generations of improvement, life expectancy in this country has barely budged since the 2010s.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Whether the night is elaborate or pared down, Stewart’s central rule has not budged.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The number of blood transfusions (a common treatment for this condition), meanwhile, barely budged.
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Whizy Kim,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Still, scores have only budged a little.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Though ChatGPT still maintains a strong lead over competitors, its web traffic has hardly budged this year, according to Similarweb.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
That threshold has not budged in more than 60 years.
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Ryan Brennan
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Another area where the House budged was on the Job Growth Grant Fund, used by DeSantis to pay for job training and infrastructure projects.
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CBS News,
23 May 2026
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Whether the night is elaborate or pared down, Stewart’s central rule has not budged.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The number of blood transfusions (a common treatment for this condition), meanwhile, barely budged.
—
Whizy Kim,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Still, scores have only budged a little.
—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged.
—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Though ChatGPT still maintains a strong lead over competitors, its web traffic has hardly budged this year, according to Similarweb.
—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
That threshold has not budged in more than 60 years.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Another area where the House budged was on the Job Growth Grant Fund, used by DeSantis to pay for job training and infrastructure projects.
—
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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One man ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Five people died at the scene, while a sixth person succumbed to their injuries in hospital, police said.
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.
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The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
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If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.
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The New York Post also confirmed the suspension earlier on Saturday, citing internal police documents that state Scheublin was removed from his position on Tuesday, June 30.
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The match also will pose a significant challenge for the Mexican team, which has not conceded a goal during the World Cup but will face an English side that excels in aerial play, with lethal scorers like Kane and Jude Bellingham.
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At this World Cup, Mexico have not conceded a goal through their four matches.
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
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However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.
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By the late 19th century, the company relocated major operations to South Milwaukee, where a sprawling factory complex allowed engineers and machinists to push the limits of what these machines could do.
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Participants will have to stick to an average speed of below 50 kilometers an hour, on roads open to regular traffic, and will be submitted to time controls, passage checks, average speed trials and regularity trials.
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McClure said Jefferson worked on the draft in between other obligations, and on June 28, the committee submitted it to Congress.
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
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“Budged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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