1
as in moves
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 campaigns
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a movement for political reform in the city
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Recent Examples of movements
And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Other local spiritual and religious movements have been subject to harsh crackdowns over the years.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The empowerment of independent labor movements, too, must take priority.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Surgeons can control it manually in real time across a 20 mm workspace, achieving precise, repeatable movements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The phrase and hand movements have gained widespread traction among Gen Alpha.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
But those movements further irritated a rib injury that Hendrix first sustained during Wicked night.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Regarding Chinese aircraft carrier movements, satellite imagery captured on Saturday shows the and the were pierside at a naval base in Sanya on Hainan Island.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Other local spiritual and religious movements have been subject to harsh crackdowns over the years.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The empowerment of independent labor movements, too, must take priority.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Surgeons can control it manually in real time across a 20 mm workspace, achieving precise, repeatable movements.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The phrase and hand movements have gained widespread traction among Gen Alpha.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
But those movements further irritated a rib injury that Hendrix first sustained during Wicked night.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Regarding Chinese aircraft carrier movements, satellite imagery captured on Saturday shows the and the were pierside at a naval base in Sanya on Hainan Island.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movements
Noun
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While sympathetic to conservative institutional media, federal law agencies did not often make moves based on posts from the nascent right wing creator class.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bumi, while not designed as a heavy industrial worker or a full household automation system, functions and moves like a humanoid and is intended as a friendly social companion and learning platform.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Light pink referenced standard awareness campaigns, but the deepening shades, culminating in black, confronted the audience with the harsh reality of metastatic disease, which is typically softened by glossy pink ribbons.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pic will be designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what players love about the games, a series of first-person shooters centered on military campaigns, while expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The case is not over, as there are motions pending before the court, and Nicklaus Companies can appeal the decision.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Famines, pestilence, crusades, and war.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Someone might see through your playful disguise, or a spontaneous conversation shifts your perspective in unexpected ways.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jays closing pitcher Jeff Hoffman came in to close things out in the ninth inning as the Fall Classic now shifts to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday with the team one win away from their first title in 32 years.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only a small percentage of Costco’s workforce is unionized, but the company has seen new stirrings of union activity in recent years.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Other indicators do suggest the stirrings of a more pronounced AI effect on jobs.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Movements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movements. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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