1
as in shifting
the act or an instance of changing position
a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction
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2
as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a movement for political reform in the city
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Recent Examples of movement
Proponents claim people can become speed readers by learning to take in more words with less eye movement and by silencing their inner speech that accompanies reading.
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Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk founded Turning Point USA and was a leading voice in the conservative Christian movement.
—Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The right-wing activist was the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth movement.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Acting Detective Inspector Cindy Searle told ABC that authorities were working on trying to piece together the boat's movements from when Champagne made his last entry into the logbook to when it was spotted late Saturday night.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk founded Turning Point USA and was a leading voice in the conservative Christian movement.
—Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The right-wing activist was the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth movement.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Acting Detective Inspector Cindy Searle told ABC that authorities were working on trying to piece together the boat's movements from when Champagne made his last entry into the logbook to when it was spotted late Saturday night.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movement
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For instance, tax code complexity considers 15 of the most important tax regulations (for example, rules governing taxes on capital gains, usage of net operating losses to offset income, mitigation of base erosion and profit shifting, among others).—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Standing in the hulking concrete box—the open-air nucleus of the home—evokes being in a James Turrell Skyspace, your senses heightened to the shifting of the light or the passing of clouds.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump promised during the 2024 presidential campaign to release the files in their entirety and Patel before taking the FBI job had pushed unsubstantiated claims about who was in them.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This campaign has different athletes like Marino and basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes sharing their health journeys.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The committee is also considering whether to narrow the age recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines for older adults, pushing it up to 75 from 65, a move that could affect a group more likely to get vaccinated.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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And then the push into space is just a step towards securing a future for generations to come.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hilleary was a legislative foot soldier in the House Republican push for smaller government, having captured a longtime Democratic seat in the 1994 elections.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet across the globe, outdated assets, urbanization, technological disruption, and geopolitical shifts are exposing the limits of yesterday’s systems.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Part of what drove the NHL back to the Olympic ice was a shift in that relationship.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Catholic Church was thrilled with the power of the press when the innovation helped raise cash for the Church’s crusades and get more Bibles into the hands of more people.—
Scott D. Anthony,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pic is based on the real-life story of Politkovskaya’s pioneering crusade for an independent voice in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Over time, your brain recognizes that movement is safe in your stronger, more stable body, leading to expansion of your pain-free range of motion.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the Pentagon’s fallback has been inertial navigation systems (INS), which use gyroscopes and accelerometers to track motion without external signals.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Arguing that relocation can stem the loss of biodiversity, the government has classified some islands used by Nicobarese tribals as wildlife sanctuaries.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Golden visa strategy and relocation consultancy, Nash Kelly Global, has seen a spike in American interest since these changes were announced in April.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movement. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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