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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
Decades later, the celebrity gravitational pull hasn’t budged.
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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
Literally no one was surprised by this move and Apple’s stock barely budged on the news.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s changed is that the top students from Los Angeles and Chicago and Atlanta and Buffalo are now applying to the same schools, where the size of the freshman classes have barely budged since the ’70s.
—Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Neither side appears to have budged much from its ceasefire terms during face-to-face talks over 21 hours.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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
Literally no one was surprised by this move and Apple’s stock barely budged on the news.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s changed is that the top students from Los Angeles and Chicago and Atlanta and Buffalo are now applying to the same schools, where the size of the freshman classes have barely budged since the ’70s.
—Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Neither side appears to have budged much from its ceasefire terms during face-to-face talks over 21 hours.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budged
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The odds were always bad, and the Dallas Stars succumbed not to math but the better team.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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Rangel succumbed to his injuries two days later, on December 6.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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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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The plane returned to the gate and the passenger was removed, according to Delta, which apologized to customers for the experience and delay.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Items of value, particularly smaller things that could be easily removed or concealed, should always be carried in person or within carry-on bags.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Defensively, Miami has conceded 15 goals, showing vulnerability along the back line.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, conceded to remain detained pending further legal proceedings in his case, his attorney said at his detention hearing on Thursday.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson remained on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Hometown’s plan is to find more opportunities like that, Garber said, where Next Pro teams can be both rebranded and relocated to reach new communities of soccer fans.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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His wife at the time, Jenny Sanford, moved out of the governor’s mansion in Columbia, relocated with their four sons into the family’s beachfront home near Charleston and later sued him for divorce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The prosecutor submitted a Facebook picture that Burgos told authorities was her boyfriend holding the gun used in the shooting.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 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 5 May. 2026.
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