1
as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position
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2
as in to shift
to change one's position
he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him
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3
as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it
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Recent Examples of budge
However, if a team comes in willing to give the stars and moon, the Cowboys won’t budge from their current position.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
That was in preparation for Friday's deadline as both sides refused to budge.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Despite a year filled with dramatic political events, reported levels of political stress rarely budged.
—Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
With few options remaining, the government reluctantly returned to talks with the US but refused to budge on its demand to continue enriching uranium, a fuel for nuclear power plants that can also be used to build a bomb.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
That was in preparation for Friday's deadline as both sides refused to budge.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Despite a year filled with dramatic political events, reported levels of political stress rarely budged.
—Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
With few options remaining, the government reluctantly returned to talks with the US but refused to budge on its demand to continue enriching uranium, a fuel for nuclear power plants that can also be used to build a bomb.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budge
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And on Friday, September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur succumbed to his gunshot wounds from six days prior.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Trojans are using the roughly two weeks in between the conference tournament loss and the beginning of the NCAA Tournament to rebuild their competitive drive before shifting into a mindset that dials in on the Tigers.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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The moody Moon activates your 3rd House of Chatter while squaring radical Uranus in your 6th House of Sensibility, prompting updates in accordance with shifting timelines.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah did agree to a ceasefire in November 2024, which called for Israel to stop its military campaign and to remove their ground forces in southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah to willingly move all of its personnel and military equipment north of the Litani River.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to turn the home into a fortress but to remove single points of failure.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright erroneously posted — and then deleted — a message that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait near Iran, only for the White House to concede no operation had occurred.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kidman also stripped down, so to speak, in the conceding interview.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Riquier Gas prices rose across the country, and the price of oil was moving higher on Thursday.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Lakers moved up to third place in the Western Conference at 41-25 on the season following their seventh win in eight games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The company is the latest among a slew of businesses to relocate operations outside the Golden State to cut costs and improve profitability.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The messages offer a behind-the-scenes look at the debate over whether Dallas should repair the aging building or relocate government operations.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Share your work in a meeting, mentor a kid’s project, or submit an entry to a competition — anything to let your light be seen.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The task force is required to submit its recommendations to the California Legislature by July 1, 2027.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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If someone is affected by heat, immediately transfer them to a cool and shaded area.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez, now a state Representative and chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, is supporting daughter Miranda Hernandez in the race, including transferring more than $20,000 to her campaign fund.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budge. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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