move in

verb

moved in; moving in; moves in

intransitive verb

: to occupy a dwelling or place of work
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The Royals also moved in the fences at Kauffman Stadium. Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026 This design allowed the researchers to compare how far and how actively each group of fish moved in the wild. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The cameraman decided to move in for a close shot after Djokovic won his second straight set over 19-year-old Fonseca, 6-4, but the Serbian legend was quick to stop it. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 Nvidia hasn’t made any recent moves in laptop graphics, and the new Helios will feature silicon at the top of the consumer-GPU food chain, in the form of GeForce RTX 50-series chips up to the mighty 24GB GeForce RTX 5090. John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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