move out
phrasal verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.
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At the end of 2020, Jessup and his wife moved out to Tennessee and opened his second shop, leaving the California business in the capable hands of his brother and brother-in-law.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With consistent lines out the door and the neighboring tenant moving out, Hummus & Pita expanded last year.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
By now, many of you have heard that The Courier Journal is moving out of our historic office building and into a new space closer to the river this week.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlie Brown, Lucy and Pigpen won’t have to move out of Camp Snoopy after the parent company of Knott’s Berry Farm extended its long-term partnership with the Peanuts gang and put to rest speculation of a Looney Tunes takeover.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With consistent lines out the door and the neighboring tenant moving out, Hummus & Pita expanded last year.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
By now, many of you have heard that The Courier Journal is moving out of our historic office building and into a new space closer to the river this week.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlie Brown, Lucy and Pigpen won’t have to move out of Camp Snoopy after the parent company of Knott’s Berry Farm extended its long-term partnership with the Peanuts gang and put to rest speculation of a Looney Tunes takeover.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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