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
Whether the night is elaborate or pared down, Stewart’s central rule has not budged.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The number of blood transfusions (a common treatment for this condition), meanwhile, barely budged.
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Whizy Kim,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Still, scores have only budged a little.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Though ChatGPT still maintains a strong lead over competitors, its web traffic has hardly budged this year, according to Similarweb.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
That threshold has not budged in more than 60 years.
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Ryan Brennan
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Another area where the House budged was on the Job Growth Grant Fund, used by DeSantis to pay for job training and infrastructure projects.
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CBS News,
23 May 2026
Home Depot shares barely budged after the home improvement retailer's most recent results beat Wall Street forecasts even as profit fell from a year ago.
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ABC News,
18 May 2026
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The number of blood transfusions (a common treatment for this condition), meanwhile, barely budged.
—
Whizy Kim,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Still, scores have only budged a little.
—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged.
—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Though ChatGPT still maintains a strong lead over competitors, its web traffic has hardly budged this year, according to Similarweb.
—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
That threshold has not budged in more than 60 years.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Another area where the House budged was on the Job Growth Grant Fund, used by DeSantis to pay for job training and infrastructure projects.
—
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Home Depot shares barely budged after the home improvement retailer's most recent results beat Wall Street forecasts even as profit fell from a year ago.
—
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Andrew succumbed to his injuries six days later.
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While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.
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But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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While scoring goals left and right, the Dutch have also conceded a goal in every game, four in all.
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Baltimore will be getting its first female sheriff after incumbent Sam Cogen conceded to Sabrina Tapp-Harper in Maryland's primary election.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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DeSantis announced that the facility is now closed and all detainees have been relocated.
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Greenwood Baptist Church remained active in the building until approximately 2016 before the congregation relocated.
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To overcome that hurdle, authorities said, Finkelstein submitted phony diagnoses of conditions, such as hypertension, that the athletes did not have.
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The Charlotte Observer submitted a public records request in May for mold exposure reports and is still waiting to receive responsive records.
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
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“Budged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budged. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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