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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  • Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, The Radiance, sometimes succumbs to this temptation.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of succumbs
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  • El Niño also shifts rainfall patterns globally, raising the chances for destructive flooding in some parts of the world.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The technology ultimately shifts more of the weapon’s decision-making process onboard.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifts
Verb
  • This approach removes mechanical pumps, large pressure vessels, and complex plumbing networks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The exchange removes some of the financial barriers for emerging filmmakers that would otherwise make international opportunities inaccessible — covering flights, accommodation and meals.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • Thankfully, there’s still time to overhaul the CTP before the Moore administration submits its final plan to the General Assembly in January.
    — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The controversial budget maneuver occurs when a president submits a request to Congress to block funding so close to the end of the fiscal year that the funds can expire before Congress receives the full 45-day consideration period under the law.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of submits
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  • Such plaudits raise the question of how Movistar Plus moves forward from here.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The mountains east to Hickory could see an average 3 or 4 inches of rain before the system moves from the region by Sunday afternoon, NWS meteorologist Chris Horne told The Charlotte Observer.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of moves
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  • But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Verity follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of relocates
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  • Children today are growing up around AI, robots and devices that once belonged to science fiction, and Yoshida concedes that reality has, in some ways, caught up with Doraemon’s gadgets.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Flock’s new safeguards show that the company concedes that design matters, but private settings cannot substitute for laws.
    — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 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
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“Budges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budges. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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