1
as in relocates
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 drives
to set or keep in motion
the hands of the wall clock are moved by battery
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3
as in shifts
to change one's position
don't move while I'm trying to draw your portrait
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4
as in influences
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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5
as in provokes
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 persuades
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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7
as in activates
to cause to function
this one button moves the whole machine
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8
as in exits
to leave a place often for another
the police officer told the loiterers to move along
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as in means
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
retiring early was a smart move
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as in movements
the act or an instance of changing position
don't make a move
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Recent Examples of moves
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
If his execution moves forward, Jennings will be the 16th inmate executed in Florida this year, double the state's previous record.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Its jet-drive propulsion system, when deployed, creates thrust by accelerating well fluids via an impeller unit, which moves the probe through the wellbore.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Winds will pick up Tuesday evening as a cold front moves through, and may strengthen further overnight as a new storm system quickly develops over central and southern Missouri, according to the weather service.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
New chart moves at country show its range in full swing –– from Dan + Shay’s Taylor Swift revival to Ella Langley’s Texas grit and Morgan Wallen’s British rock spin –– proving the genre’s biggest moments can come from anywhere.
—Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
With no clear succession plan in sight, attention would now turn to how Cameroon moves forward under the weight of continuity, and whether reforms, reconciliation, and renewal can still emerge within the familiar shadow of longevity.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Not just that, there has even been speculation that Markle and Kate Middleton are also set to meet soon, as the royal family moves towards a reconciliation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Bumi, while not designed as a heavy industrial worker or a full household automation system, functions and moves like a humanoid and is intended as a friendly social companion and learning platform.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
On stage, the four ladies of BLACKPINK make their intricate, dynamic dance moves look effortless.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Amid all of the college football programs making these moves, Kiffin was asked about how job security and leeway have changed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Fans have even tried to replicate her moves.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
Other home loans are more closely tied to the Fed’s moves.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Ticketmaster is trying to address the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission with several moves intended to block scalpers from abusing the platform.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Make bold moves around artistic expression while Mercury and Mars meet up in Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Fans will just have to be patient to see if anything moves forward.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
If his execution moves forward, Jennings will be the 16th inmate executed in Florida this year, double the state's previous record.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Its jet-drive propulsion system, when deployed, creates thrust by accelerating well fluids via an impeller unit, which moves the probe through the wellbore.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Winds will pick up Tuesday evening as a cold front moves through, and may strengthen further overnight as a new storm system quickly develops over central and southern Missouri, according to the weather service.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
New chart moves at country show its range in full swing –– from Dan + Shay’s Taylor Swift revival to Ella Langley’s Texas grit and Morgan Wallen’s British rock spin –– proving the genre’s biggest moments can come from anywhere.
—Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
With no clear succession plan in sight, attention would now turn to how Cameroon moves forward under the weight of continuity, and whether reforms, reconciliation, and renewal can still emerge within the familiar shadow of longevity.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Not just that, there has even been speculation that Markle and Kate Middleton are also set to meet soon, as the royal family moves towards a reconciliation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
While sympathetic to conservative institutional media, federal law agencies did not often make moves based on posts from the nascent right wing creator class.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Bumi, while not designed as a heavy industrial worker or a full household automation system, functions and moves like a humanoid and is intended as a friendly social companion and learning platform.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
On stage, the four ladies of BLACKPINK make their intricate, dynamic dance moves look effortless.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Amid all of the college football programs making these moves, Kiffin was asked about how job security and leeway have changed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Fans have even tried to replicate her moves.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
Other home loans are more closely tied to the Fed’s moves.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Ticketmaster is trying to address the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission with several moves intended to block scalpers from abusing the platform.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Make bold moves around artistic expression while Mercury and Mars meet up in Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moves
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His character relocates from NYC to Boston in the series, and Sonequa Martin-Green is his new partner, Lena Silver.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The novel follows Cecilia Chen, a wife and mother who reluctantly relocates from Paris to Los Angeles for her husband’s work with their two children in tow.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Fuller drives home to her palatial estate, two strangers in masks emerge from the bushes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mentorship drives both confidence and capability, even becoming a powerful tool to foster accessibility and belonging.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The transmission generally shifts smoothly, but there’s such a racket from that transaxle and limited-slip differential, not to mention a huge amount of road noise coming up through the suspension, that any conversation will sound more like a shouting match out of necessity.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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The tern is in pursuit of the sun as it shifts over the Earth with the change in the seasons.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first step is understanding what influences your risk for ovarian cancer.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Fed’s key interest rate, which influences borrowing costs more broadly, functions through demand, not supply.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Through her restraint, Roberts provokes in us some semblance of empathy for her character – in a movie where everyone else is basically monstrous.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Every action provokes a reaction.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cherry persuades Harriet to publicly expose Laura, to talk to journalists and manufacture a viral story.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Ibadan, the biennial activates the New Culture Studio designed by Demas Nwoko (1970), exploring urban and architectural dimensions of confinement.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rhincodon typus, to use their scientific name, eat their ample fill by ram filter-feeding, vacuuming up gallons of water to strain out small prey before the water exits their gills.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The secondary rainbow is caused by a second reflection inside the droplet, and this ‘re-reflected’ light exits the drop at a different angle—50 degrees instead of 42 degrees for the red primary bow.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Moves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moves. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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