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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
Ryanair’s shares have barely budged, suggesting investors aren’t taking the idea seriously, said Peter Campbell.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
Six months in, clinician burnout hadn’t budged.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That date has arrived, and credit card rates have hardly budged.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The inflation rates for groceries, housing, medical care and clothing haven’t budged from their levels during former President Joe Biden’s final year in office.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales volumes ebbed and flowed, but prices never budged in premium locations.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite overall satisfaction with the city’s response to Midway Blitz and support for its sanctuary status, Johnson’s approval numbers have not budged much compared with the two previous quarters of the survey.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Even as the Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate, the average credit card APR has barely budged, in part because credit card issuers are mitigating their exposure against borrowers who may fall behind on payments or default.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Still, the house hasn’t budged.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
Six months in, clinician burnout hadn’t budged.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That date has arrived, and credit card rates have hardly budged.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The inflation rates for groceries, housing, medical care and clothing haven’t budged from their levels during former President Joe Biden’s final year in office.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales volumes ebbed and flowed, but prices never budged in premium locations.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite overall satisfaction with the city’s response to Midway Blitz and support for its sanctuary status, Johnson’s approval numbers have not budged much compared with the two previous quarters of the survey.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Even as the Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate, the average credit card APR has barely budged, in part because credit card issuers are mitigating their exposure against borrowers who may fall behind on payments or default.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Still, the house hasn’t budged.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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Invincible, from Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is filled to the brim with zombie apocalypse alumni, many of whom have succumbed to the undead.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Players at many schools allegedly succumbed to these offers, according to the indictment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One internal Google presentation, which is undated, conceded that using YouTube for learning is hard because the platform is distracting and disorganized.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Within three months, the city hired a consultant who studied costs and projected a savings over 20 years of $500 million, though the consultant conceded that was an estimate and the actual figure could be anywhere between $250 million and $900 million.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Since turning pro in 2023, he's moved quickly to 6-0, including a dominant stoppage of Hironori Mishiro in June 2025.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Late last year, the city officials moved forward with their plan to sell the Bell Mobile and Florence Village Mobile Home Parks, which housed about 300 families.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.—
JAMES HERRERA MONTEREY HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the Armenian genocide, his paternal grandmother’s family moved to Egypt, while his paternal grandfather’s relocated to Syria.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Vang said the proposal, a separate resolution, has been submitted to the city clerk.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In April 2025, a tipster submitted an online report alleging an inappropriate relationship between Gilkey-Meisegeier and the student.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The bonito’s body twitched until Yamasaki slid a thin metal wire down the column of its spinal cord, a second step called shinkei jime, which arrests its nervous system.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Budged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budged. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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