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move in

verb

moved in; moving in; moves in

intransitive verb

: to occupy a dwelling or place of work
Phrases
move in on
: to make advances or aggressive movements toward

Examples of move in in a Sentence

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France has moved in a similar direction. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Police moved in after witnessing someone allegedly buying designer bags from Merchan-Meron. Abby Dodge, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 The rules of thermodynamics and melting behave differently because atoms can only move in a flat plane and can’t reorganize in 3D space. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025 Temperatures will then start to fluctuate as the cold front moves in Monday. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for move in

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of move in was in 1850

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“Move in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20in. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.

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