budges

verb

present tense third-person singular of budge
1
as in succumbs
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 shifts
to change one's position he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

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3
as in removes
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 budges The developer who now produces ten times the code needs ten times the test coverage; if the testing team has not also automated its work, throughput barely budges. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 However, despite endless talks, Beijing never budges, and eventually domestic concerns take precedence as midterms loom. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budges
  1. succumbs
  2. shifts
  3. removes
  4. submits
  5. moves
  6. relocates
  7. concedes
  8. twitches
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  • Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of succumbs
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  • Translation is a mutation of language, but not direct replication; something happens in the process that shifts the direction of the ideas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In my experience, three forces determine whether an innovation actually shifts the standard of care or just stalls after regulatory approval or clinical validation.
    — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifts
Verb
  • First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism?
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Firewise is a national program where each community of eight to 200 homes works together to create defensible space and clear brush, agrees to continue the work annually and submits an application to Firewise USA.
    — Chuck Page, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of submits
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  • Colorado moves way up to one spot ahead of Georgia Tech after blocking the final field goal for the road win over the Yellow Jackets.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Buoyed by her leadership of the multi-billion-dollar expansion project last decade, Espino moves up from deputy administrator to take full command of the canal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of moves
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  • Sleepless in Seattle follows widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks), who relocates to Seattle with his young son Jonah (Ross Malinger).
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocates
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  • The stores here had their strengths, Bron concedes — digital retailing and planning capabilities, for instance.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Murdy concedes, of course, Halloween Horror Nights can only glance at some of the film’s deeper meaning.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of concedes
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  • Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
    — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of twitches

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“Budges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budges. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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