move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
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But his late-season move to the bullpen might have saved the whole year for him.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The move to institutionalize Anti Fund is therefore only a logical response.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Colombia international striker Jhon Duran has completed a loan move to Zenit from Al Nassr.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The move to institutionalize Anti Fund is therefore only a logical response.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Colombia international striker Jhon Duran has completed a loan move to Zenit from Al Nassr.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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