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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Fire has moved out of the Black Rock drainage and is now in more accessible terrain for suppression efforts. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 With City’s left-back, Matheus Nunes, moving out of position to press Mainoo, Ugarte’s involvement grabs the attention of Ilkay Gundogan and Josko Gvardiol. Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 What Retail Leaders Should Do Now Returns intelligence must move out of the back office and into strategic conversations in the C-suite. Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 The combination of moving out, having kids and marrying is no longer the most common milestone in young adulthood, the Census Bureau found. Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 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 5 Sep. 2025.

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