move out
phrasal verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.
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Hollywood strikes continued to ripple, some films underperformed and others were moved out the frame, Gamble said.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
One of my husband’s brothers also moved out of state; the other one engaged in a horrific divorce, became dependent on drugs and alcohol and lives in his mother’s basement.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The pair tied the knot in 2018 and spent several years as royal principals before officially stepping back from their senior duties in a bitter family dispute that saw the couple move out of the U.K. and back to Meghan's native California.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Hollywood strikes continued to ripple, some films underperformed and others were moved out the frame, Gamble said.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 May 2025
One of my husband’s brothers also moved out of state; the other one engaged in a horrific divorce, became dependent on drugs and alcohol and lives in his mother’s basement.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The pair tied the knot in 2018 and spent several years as royal principals before officially stepping back from their senior duties in a bitter family dispute that saw the couple move out of the U.K. and back to Meghan's native California.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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