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 like Mamdani, her tax hikes and anti-business policies are causing hundreds of businesses to cut jobs or move out of the city entirely. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026 Wait until all these billionaires and companies start moving out of New York — then who’s going to support all the free services your mayor promised? Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026 Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark, who moved out front with Bergsma initially, got the silver. CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026 Court documents outline a dispute over a car Johnson shared with a woman who lived at the apartment with him but was in the process of moving out. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 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 25 Feb. 2026.

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