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moved

verb

past tense of move

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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as in drove

to set or keep in motion the hands of the wall clock are moved by battery

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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 This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 On the day Erica and Peter moved into 150 Charles, their attorney claims, they were greeted with a cluttered and dirty space that didn’t square with the $26,000-a-month rent. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026 These figures are at times revised higher after ships have moved through the strait, as many switch off their identification systems to try to avoid detection. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 That storm actually hit Florida’s Atlantic coast and moved up the Eastern seaboard, as forecasters had predicted. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 After her death, the security service changed the locks, Klitschko said, and storage units containing designer clothing and accessories Panettiere had worn at public appearances were moved as a precaution. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 The series followed the Brannock family who moved into what was supposed to be their suburban dream home, and quickly became a living hell. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The agenda item recommending rejection, which was moved forward by the board’s Fiscal Accountability & Government Relations Committee, mentions that Columbus High proposed to either buy or enter into a long-term lease on the property. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Use artificial intelligence to identify people who have moved or changed names. — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

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Staff were then relocated from eastern Ukraine to salons in the west of the country, or the business’s locations in Poland, Georgia, and Cyprus.

— Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
John had become seriously ill with a liver disease, and the couple had relocated to Koh Samui to seek out a special herb that grew here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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Although robust buyer demand briefly drove yields down to session lows following the auction, yield levels above 5% remain substantially higher than the historical norm over the past decade.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The suit says Her displayed doctored, sexualized photos of Henry and other officers, including in Henry's own office, and drove unannounced to a golf simulator in Woodbury where Henry was spending personal time.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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In the years that followed, American comedy’s center of gravity, both in hip performance venues and onscreen, shifted to improvisation.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Once the Mizzou running game got consistent positive yards in the second half, the Tigers’ play-calling shifted to feature that aspect of their offense.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifted

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However, their journey may be influenced by the surrounding solar wind, making precise arrival times difficult to pin down.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The Toronto Film Festival is set to showcase classic films selected by Japanese anime director Masaaki Yuasa that influenced his celebrated animation.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of influenced

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Even in a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world, the scale of the killings in such a short space of time has provoked shock.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Ayer came on board the film after reading Cameron Alexander’s script, which provoked such a strong emotional response that the director couldn’t resist taking the material on.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of provoked

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That may be why Ellison persuaded Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Mattel, to depart the toy giant for a job as co-CEO.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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The attack has caused huge disruption to air travel and triggered a wave of cancellations for events taking place in the Saudi capital this week, with the World Petroleum Congress this week most directly impacted.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
The crisis was triggered when about 80,000 people poured into the Spanish exclave in late July from neighboring Morocco, driven by rumors online that Spain had opened its border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of triggered

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Eisner, Diller’s second in command, departed for Disney when he didn’t get promoted, and he was soon followed out the door by another rising young executive, Jeffrey Katzenberg.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Bailey departed Burberry in 2018 and was succeeded as chief creative officer by Riccardo Tisci, formerly the creative director at Givenchy (Marco Gobbetti took over Bailey’s CEO role in 2017).

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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