1
as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position
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2
as in to shift
to change one's position
he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him
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3
as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it
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Recent Examples of budge
Still, scores have only budged a little.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
All the pieces that formed the core of the series that did not budge for 12 seasons are there in the pilot that did air.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Sylvie wants Suzanna to know more about this, but Suzanna herself will not budge from that vestibule.
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Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Use a damp Magic Eraser to scrub off the food that otherwise won't budge.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 June 2026
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
All the pieces that formed the core of the series that did not budge for 12 seasons are there in the pilot that did air.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Sylvie wants Suzanna to know more about this, but Suzanna herself will not budge from that vestibule.
—
Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Use a damp Magic Eraser to scrub off the food that otherwise won't budge.
—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 June 2026
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The couple was found unresponsive and later succumbed to their injuries.
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Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible.
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At this World Cup, Team Melli has been subjected to shifting travel restrictions and uncertainty unlike the other 47 teams, spending the tournament commuting between Southern California and its base in Tijuana.
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Quiet environments act as a physiological brake, allowing the body to shift into a restorative mode.
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.
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Erling Haaland was relentless in his World Cup debut, and the defense regrouped well after conceding in the 4-1 win over Iraq.
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Curaçao lost the initiative, conceding two goals before halftime in what eventually became a 7-1 defeat to the Germans.
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The pair moved to the parking lot, where several others became involved.
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The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with criminal organizations frequently using small vessels to move drugs toward North America.
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But the Charlotte Fire Department says overnight response times in the Ayrsley area are higher than usual because firefighters temporarily relocated to other stations.
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Citing air quality concerns, the LAUSD has relocated students in the Boyle Heights area to different campuses through Wednesday.
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While Warsh broke precedent by not submitting his projections for the federal funds rate, nine members of the FOMC see room for a hike before the end of 2026.
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And schools that delay submitting transfer paperwork until the last minute thinking investigators will be too busy to spot an error don’t understand the process.
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Junior Kris Carranza has transferred from Sierra Canyon to Agoura and is a top candidate to start.
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But instead of facing a criminal-court judge he was transferred to ICE custody and has remained there ever since.
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budge. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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