budge

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Recent Examples of budge In over two decades, that rate has budged by barely three dollars an hour. River Selby august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025 While his sleeping position looked uncomfortable, Maui didn't budge. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 If your monstera isn’t budging, tap the sides of the pot with your knuckles and then run a butterknife along the interior rim of the pot to loosen the soil. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025 Their starting defense hasn’t budged. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for budge
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Verb
  • There are those participants who safeguard their humanity amid such high stakes (like Cooper Hoffman's Garraty and David Jonsson's McVries) and those who succumb to the temptations of the game (like Charlie Plummer's Barkovitch).
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Kennedale Fire Department attempted lifesaving measures, but the man succumbed to his injuries, authorities said in a news release.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a market where the audience can shift overnight, PacSun is betting that its ability to learn and adapt in real time is the ultimate competitive advantage.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last week, the actress was seen on set in London for her new film, Anxious People, sporting a light blonde bob — a drastic change from her usual long brunette locks, though in recent months she's shifted towards a lighter hue.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kave submitted a letter about the layoffs to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles last Thursday.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • François Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, who accepted it.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officers said — and video showed — the rancher moved his hands into his jacket after exiting his truck immediately following the crash.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The website’s mobile observatory — which moves about in search of clear skies — will this year be in Cyprus, where the partial eclipse phases occur 30 minutes after moonrise, with totality an hour after that.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Palestinians in Gaza would receive $5,000 and an aid package to relocate.
    Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Growing Up With Aunt Edna To Williams-Mbengue, Edna Lewis was simply Aunt Edna, the beloved caretaker who relocated to the Bronx (where Williams-Mbengue grew up) when her mother fell ill with tuberculosis and sought treatment in Philadelphia.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Executives concede that Toronto isn’t attracting the kind of wall-to-wall media attention that Cannes and Venice deliver.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Baker ended up with the worst figures for an English debutant, conceding 76 runs from seven overs.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Given the apparent emergency, Tejasvi’s grandfather was prepared to transfer the funds—but her father urged him not to and the grandfather, at the suggestion of his wife, then called the uncle to see if the request was legitimate.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Strategic planning for business owners is based first on strategic thinking, parallel thinking, and transferring natural human applications to our corporate concerns.
    Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budge. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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