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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The measure moved out of an Illinois House committee in February, but has not yet received a full floor vote.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The move underlines D’Amaro’s emphasis on streaming, but the company has moved out of international physical-media markets in recent years, killed its Disney Movie Club in 2024, and later that year announced a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to outsource disc production and distribution.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Cyrus Ng, 39, lived on the 10th floor of the Wang Fuk Court complex with his parents for over a decade before moving out.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Physical separation, such as moving out, coupled with legal separation is associated with the greatest risk.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The move underlines D’Amaro’s emphasis on streaming, but the company has moved out of international physical-media markets in recent years, killed its Disney Movie Club in 2024, and later that year announced a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to outsource disc production and distribution.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Cyrus Ng, 39, lived on the 10th floor of the Wang Fuk Court complex with his parents for over a decade before moving out.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Physical separation, such as moving out, coupled with legal separation is associated with the greatest risk.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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