1
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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2
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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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Securing the Financial Perimeter The arms race between criminal networks and financial institutions has permanently shifted the baseline of payment processing.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The map has changed multiple times over the past month, and at one point was removed from the website entirely.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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During the project, the road will be removed and replaced from the first parking lot to Bruce Road, thanks to a contract by the Board of Commissioners awarded in April.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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But the team still gives up too many goals, with nine goals conceded over the past three games.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Seattle conceded more than one goal in a match for just the second time this season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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After staff members broke up the altercation for a second time, several individuals, including Hayes and two of her daughters, were moved to a grassy area beside the school building, according to the affidavit.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Fugaz moved to this location early last year—the former spot was, though somewhat unbelievable, even smaller.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The decor with sheepskin rugs and arm lamps for reading lights is neither flashy nor overtly quirky, but simple and homey, as if it were designed by a tasteful Scandinavian grandmother who relocated to the wilds of Patagonia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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At the invitation of fellow cast member Jackie Nguyen, Koguchi relocated to Kansas City to help open Café Cà Phê, a coffee shop in the Columbus Park area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Applications can be submitted year-round, and applicants will know if they have been accepted within two months of applying.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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An opinion paper submitted to the Knesset’s Education Committee, which oversees the vote, was excerpted by Haaretz.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
13 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 16 May. 2026.
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