move out
verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
1
: to leave one's residence to live somewhere else
moved out of his parents' house and into an apartment
2
: to start away from some point or place
told the troops it was time to move out
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But with redistricting in 2022, Santa Ana was moved out of the district and into the Second District now represented by Sarmiento.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Frommell countered that market-rate units will be renovated only after the current tenants move out, so any higher rents would apply only to people already shopping for a new place to live.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
In order for this society to work (a society based on White supremacy), there has to be a dehumanizing belief that there are a group of people that are static, and cannot, no matter what, move out of this category.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
But when a local photographer published an identifiable photo of Alex’s face, André feared for their safety and moved out of England entirely to a remote part of France.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Frommell countered that market-rate units will be renovated only after the current tenants move out, so any higher rents would apply only to people already shopping for a new place to live.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
In order for this society to work (a society based on White supremacy), there has to be a dehumanizing belief that there are a group of people that are static, and cannot, no matter what, move out of this category.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
But when a local photographer published an identifiable photo of Alex’s face, André feared for their safety and moved out of England entirely to a remote part of France.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for move out
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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