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
His salary hasn’t budged in five years.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Seattle dominated possession early, but the Loons didn’t budge.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
But Democrats have dismissed the offer, saying the White House has refused to budge on masks and warrants.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And credit card rates aren’t likely to budge much for now, according to Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, in an email to CNN.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Seattle dominated possession early, but the Loons didn’t budge.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
But Democrats have dismissed the offer, saying the White House has refused to budge on masks and warrants.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And credit card rates aren’t likely to budge much for now, according to Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, in an email to CNN.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budge
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Shepard uses her last ounce of strength to kill the final hitman before succumbing to her injuries.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Elaine Dube succumbed to her injuries and died at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The design process took more than five years, a negotiation between the city’s strict hydraulic requirements and the neighborhood’s shifting wishes; the result was something no one had pictured in advance.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When DiBernardo went on maternity leave last July, the formations shifted to feature the two midfielders and Debinha as the 10.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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In March 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to have Swalwell removed from the House Intelligence Committee over his contact with Fang, citing the same interactions now at the center of Patel's file review.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Kings have a -22 scoring differential, with 193 total goals scored and 215 conceded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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What remains unknown is what Cuban officials are prepared to concede or change in exchange for the loosening of restrictions.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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This film is about the government ordering the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies to maximize economic productivity.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The restructuring will also relocate about 260 positions to Utah and establish 15 state directors.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Swedish firm Ulf Mejergren even submitted a plan for topping the venerable structure with a giant cross-shaped swimming pool (which, if nothing else, would presumably minimize future fire risk).—
David A. Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to a 2019 law, candidates for California governor must submit tax returns for the last five years.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At safety, Panthers fans surely shed a tear when true-freshman star Jessiah McGrew transferred to Arizona State.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budge. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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