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as in succumbed
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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as in shifted
to change one's position
he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him
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as in removed
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 budged
The public opposition to Moscow’s demands on territorial concessions have not budged either, with a majority of Ukrainians continuing to categorically reject territorial concessions.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card interest rates haven't budged much recently, and that's hardly an oversight on the part of credit card issuers.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the years since cell phone bans went into effect in schools, students and teachers at those schools have reported higher levels of well-being, but average test scores and attendance records haven’t budged.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Decades later, the celebrity gravitational pull hasn’t budged.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
With the Federal Reserve in a holding pattern on interest rate policy, borrowing rates for consumer loans and credit cards haven’t budged much in recent months.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
However, that’s not so for Haiti, where the dire circumstances have barely budged since the nation was redesignated for TPS in 2024.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike the 2022, 2023 and 2024 postseasons, in which free-throw rates hardly budged from the regular season, the whistles have blown freely this spring.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet with tropical countries approaching the year’s first planting season, prices for key commodity crops haven’t yet budged, putting farmers in a bind.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card interest rates haven't budged much recently, and that's hardly an oversight on the part of credit card issuers.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the years since cell phone bans went into effect in schools, students and teachers at those schools have reported higher levels of well-being, but average test scores and attendance records haven’t budged.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Decades later, the celebrity gravitational pull hasn’t budged.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
With the Federal Reserve in a holding pattern on interest rate policy, borrowing rates for consumer loans and credit cards haven’t budged much in recent months.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
However, that’s not so for Haiti, where the dire circumstances have barely budged since the nation was redesignated for TPS in 2024.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike the 2022, 2023 and 2024 postseasons, in which free-throw rates hardly budged from the regular season, the whistles have blown freely this spring.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet with tropical countries approaching the year’s first planting season, prices for key commodity crops haven’t yet budged, putting farmers in a bind.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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The boy died at the scene, while the woman succumbed to her injuries at a nearby hospital.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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The other driver, Hernan Marrero, 50, of Boston, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Trainor was transported to Mass General Hospital, where the 30-year-old later succumbed to his injuries.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Ever the optimist, Obama shifted out of his defensive posture.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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By the time cases reach the court, the focus has often shifted from prevention to maintenance and tertiary care.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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IndyCar removed a Freedom 250 Grand Prix T-shirt from the shopping section of its official website Wednesday in the wake of criticism that the product’s messaging was tone deaf and open to a racist interpretation.—
Curt Anderson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The firm conceded in its report that the information may have instead come from a source outside of the board.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Dick conceded that there was some avoidance on his side, too.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Researchers tested the system in a maze-navigation experiment where the robot moved autonomously without cameras.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The union’s headquarters was in Kansas City, Kansas, for more than a century, but relocated to Kansas City in 2023.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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In the wake of the 1915 genocide, her family relocated to Egypt.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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In April, United Talent Agency submitted a non-binding bid to move along in the auction process, as has WME mogul Patrick Whitesell’s upstart firm WIN along with several other firms.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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In a recent email to ProPublica, federal officials said vitamin K deficiency bleeding has never been submitted for consideration as a notifiable condition.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Pebbles twitched, branches waggled, cholla wiggled, weeds erupted then dried up and died.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Kearse twitched briefly after the lethal drugs began entering his system but stopped moving several minutes later.—
Freida Frisaro,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Budged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budged. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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