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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The Shakespearean classic focuses on Macbeth, a Scottish general who makes his prophecy of becoming king a reality but then succumbs to madness.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Her sexuality is a source of conflict for her family, and the pressure leads to the painful breakup with her girlfriend, Rosie (Jess Gabor), who succumbs to family expectations.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
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But running through even two or three of them shifts you from passive label reader to active evaluator.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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The law shifts the financial burden of paying brokers from renters to landlords.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mechanical thinning removes smaller trees and brush so forests are less crowded.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Fazio was shown how to use the grayscale mode on his phone, which removes the color, turning the screen to black-and-white.—
Meg Oliver,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Each year, the task force submits a report to Congress outlining gaps in research and highlighting areas where more focus is needed.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Will biannual bombing campaigns be employed until Iran submits to American demands?—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the train moves through the Hudson Valley and up toward the Canadian border, riverfront towns give way to wide expanses of water and distant mountain peaks.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The bodywork also moves now — the wings literally adjust as the car moves around the track, which sounds made up but isn’t.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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One thing that won’t change as the business relocates is its emphasis on hospitality.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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The historic Cunningham Piano Company building in the Germantown section of Philadelphia will soon close its doors before the nearly 135-year-old business relocates its functions to King of Prussia.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sam, a food stylist, concedes that being in a wealthy suburban enclave may have led her to be a little more brash than usual.—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
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Going into Wednesday’s games, the Lakers rank 27th in opposing field goal percentage and 24th in defensive rating, an estimate of the amount of points a team concedes across a 100-possession span.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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“Budges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budges. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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