budging

present participle of budge
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of budging If your monstera isn’t budging, tap the sides of the pot with your knuckles and then run a butterknife along the interior rim of the pot to loosen the soil. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025 The sheets have a great fit, not budging once they’re tucked into your mattress. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budging
Verb
  • The Californian took the first set against Ekaterina Alexandrova at last year’s tournament and had her vastly more experienced Russian opponent on the ropes on several occasions before eventually succumbing.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The victim was hospitalized in intensive care before succumbing to the infection, which was believed to have been contracted while water-skiing days before on the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, Fox News Digital previously reported.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.
    Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Globe’s decision to stand by McCarthy is the latest in a series of indications that newsroom culture is shifting radically to match this backlash moment.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Baker ended up with the worst figures for an English debutant, conceding 76 runs from seven overs.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Kansas City Current have also scored a league-leading 36 goals, eight more than the Washington Spirit and San Diego Wave, while conceding just 10.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Rise of Erewhon Erewhon’s origin story began in the 1960s as a humble natural foods shop in Boston, Massachusetts, before relocating and rebranding into a California-only empire of 11 locations.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bugner fought for 32 years, ending his career in 1999 before relocating to Australia.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To get to that point, Sandlin said, his company went through a rigorous process that involved submitting engineering plans and hydrology reports showing how the floodplain could be safely reclaimed.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This approach reduces the risks associated with handling and transferring sensitive data across borders.
    Chidambaram Bhat, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Han recommends wrapping cut onions tightly in plastic wrap or transferring them to an airtight container to store in the fridge.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Budging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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