1
as in moves
the act or an instance of changing position
a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction
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as in campaigns
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a movement for political reform in the city
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Recent Examples of movements
Like the republican project itself, the artistic movements of both Europe and America were a mashup of mutual influences.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The dogs [which carried the same genetic defect for LCA as humans] had the funny eye movements.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Some of the security measures around Putin detailed have been reported previously, or were widely presumed to be the case, including the intensive body searches, the Kremlin’s avoidance of smartphones and restriction of the president’s movements.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Just an hour’s drive away, Vaucher, in which Hermès has held a minority stake for more than two decades, creates its movements.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
Fluid joint movements and highly dextrous fingers are perhaps the two developments that still stop me in my tracks.
—New Atlas, 3 May 2026
Suggesting that law enforcement needs to monitor the movements of the entire population to solve crimes is both misleading and historically false.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
The incident, along with many other events and movements over the last century, led to a number of improvements to working conditions for employees, such as the five-day work week, overtime pay, workplace safety standards and the end of child labor.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Several social movements, including protests against Iranian elections in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2010–2011, made use of social media tools to organize and spread messages about their movements.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The dogs [which carried the same genetic defect for LCA as humans] had the funny eye movements.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Some of the security measures around Putin detailed have been reported previously, or were widely presumed to be the case, including the intensive body searches, the Kremlin’s avoidance of smartphones and restriction of the president’s movements.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Just an hour’s drive away, Vaucher, in which Hermès has held a minority stake for more than two decades, creates its movements.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
Fluid joint movements and highly dextrous fingers are perhaps the two developments that still stop me in my tracks.
—New Atlas, 3 May 2026
Suggesting that law enforcement needs to monitor the movements of the entire population to solve crimes is both misleading and historically false.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
The incident, along with many other events and movements over the last century, led to a number of improvements to working conditions for employees, such as the five-day work week, overtime pay, workplace safety standards and the end of child labor.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Several social movements, including protests against Iranian elections in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2010–2011, made use of social media tools to organize and spread messages about their movements.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movements
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Sensitive data on pricing, routing, customer identity, and cargo contents moves across systems, where a single compromised credential can have a far-reaching impact.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The White House's aggressive policy moves have prompted a barrage of lawsuits — more than 700 and counting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Three trial uranium-plutonium MOX fuel assemblies containing americium-241 and neptunium-237 have completed three fuel campaigns in the Beloyarsk BN-800 fast neutron reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Netflix is definitely still hungry for its first Best Picture win, and Gerwig has not been the type to show any aversion to awards campaigns.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The court dismissed most of the defamation claims against Rhoades and the university but has yet to rule on motions to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As the case neared trial, both sides filed voluminous motions over what evidence should be presented to the jury on the conspiracy count — arguments that are now mostly meaningless given the dismissal of the felony charge.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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During that time, there were five crusades resulting in the deaths of millions of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues, including voting rights, job opportunities, education and health care.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And now that pressure shifts squarely onto Detroit.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Cambodia, worker groups spoke of furloughs, cut shifts and job losses.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those principles inspired the first stirrings of experimental education in the United States.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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The first stirrings of the heat wave arrived Sunday, toppling daily high temperature records in Redwood City and San Rafael.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Movements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movements. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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