1
as in relocated
to change the place or position of
I need you to move all your books off that chair before company gets here
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2
as in drove
to set or keep in motion
the hands of the wall clock are moved by battery
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3
as in shifted
to change one's position
don't move while I'm trying to draw your portrait
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as in influenced
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
we were deeply moved by the program of patriotic music
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as in provoked
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the heartfelt appeal moved the people to reach into their pockets and donate generously
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as in persuaded
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
the report moved me to change my mind about the issue
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as in triggered
to cause to function
this one button moves the whole machine
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as in departed
to leave a place often for another
the police officer told the loiterers to move along
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Recent Examples of moved
Then the Jays moved a win away.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The Eagles ran the play throughout the game, with multiple instances where the offensive lineman moved before the snap.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The head of the lab, Bogdan, moved here from Serbia a quarter century ago.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Witherspoon moved her family to Nashville in 2006, according to Time magazine.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining and three games in hand.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
My grandparents moved many times over her life, and each new house gave her the chance to switch things up decor wise.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
By chance, her message reached homeowners Gary and Michelle Gorospe, who were moved by Norman’s honesty and offered the couple a room in their family home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Also, Spanish pay-TV/SVOD operator Movistar Plus+ and Netflix, both out in force at this year’s San Sebastián, are the two companies that have moved most the needle in Spanish film production over the last five years.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The Eagles ran the play throughout the game, with multiple instances where the offensive lineman moved before the snap.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The head of the lab, Bogdan, moved here from Serbia a quarter century ago.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Witherspoon moved her family to Nashville in 2006, according to Time magazine.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining and three games in hand.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
My grandparents moved many times over her life, and each new house gave her the chance to switch things up decor wise.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
By chance, her message reached homeowners Gary and Michelle Gorospe, who were moved by Norman’s honesty and offered the couple a room in their family home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Also, Spanish pay-TV/SVOD operator Movistar Plus+ and Netflix, both out in force at this year’s San Sebastián, are the two companies that have moved most the needle in Spanish film production over the last five years.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moved
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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
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The request also came on the same day a man drove a car into the gates of an FBI building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Friends drove him home and tended to him during the episode, which caused Ronson to contemplate his burgeoning addiction.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
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Released post-Columbine and heavily influenced by that tragedy, Scream 3 walks back from the gruesome violence and flashes of genuine nastiness that permeated the previous installments.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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The songwriter's work influenced countless artists and became woven into the cultural fabric of American entertainment, with songs that remain instantly recognizable today.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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An international bestseller later turned into a film by Mira Nair, the book owed its success, in part, to its blunt articulation of the fear and loathing provoked by the American Empire even among many of its eager janissaries.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the vote provoked a firestorm from progressive groups and rank-and-file Democrats, who accused him of capitulating without winning concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Scott, McDonald and Neary were arrested, but Rackauckas and a Fullerton police detective persuaded Neary to testify against the other two men, according to the motion.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The judges also didn’t seem persuaded by some of Kilaru’s arguments that college sports is fundamentally about college students playing sports, and thus more about education than business.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These two triggered the idea of creating a game and using a kind of Monopoly-type board game.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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This design enables the metamaterial to switch between open and closed states when triggered by a magnetic field.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, Iger then returned in 2022 at Disney's request after his own successor, Bob Chapek, suddenly departed.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Moved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moved. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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