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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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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
This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Just six months ago, Mako could not be touched on his face without showing his teeth and would react to any abrupt hand movements.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The precise shape of your eyes and your habitual eye movements can both inform the shape of your lenses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Like President Reagan, those pushing for democracy promotion equated political freedom with strengthening free markets and thereby lessening the attraction abroad to movements—including but not limited to communism—that aimed to redistribute resources to reduce economic inequality.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To train Voyager, researchers developed software that automatically analyzes existing videos to process camera movements and calculate depth for every frame—eliminating the need for humans to manually label thousands of hours of footage.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Soliman moved to the United States in 2014 after escaping torture and persecution from the Egyptian government for his work assisting journalists to cover pro-democracy movements, his supporters have said.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
In other cases, tree-fellings have conjured up folkloric history to fuel conservationist movements.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Just six months ago, Mako could not be touched on his face without showing his teeth and would react to any abrupt hand movements.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The precise shape of your eyes and your habitual eye movements can both inform the shape of your lenses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Like President Reagan, those pushing for democracy promotion equated political freedom with strengthening free markets and thereby lessening the attraction abroad to movements—including but not limited to communism—that aimed to redistribute resources to reduce economic inequality.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
To train Voyager, researchers developed software that automatically analyzes existing videos to process camera movements and calculate depth for every frame—eliminating the need for humans to manually label thousands of hours of footage.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Soliman moved to the United States in 2014 after escaping torture and persecution from the Egyptian government for his work assisting journalists to cover pro-democracy movements, his supporters have said.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
In other cases, tree-fellings have conjured up folkloric history to fuel conservationist movements.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movements
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Pace put different people through the paces of different things on different equipment and surfaces, ranging from some beginner movements to some rather acrobatic moves by a woman visiting from South Korea that looked a lot like gymnastics.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This trade is the latest dealing in what has been a flurry of moves for the Eagles in the past month.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Slam the brakes on your domestic campaigns; Europe’s road to the 2026 World Cup picks up again this week.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the hacking campaigns Proofpoint analyzed, cybercriminals attempted to trick users into downloading and installing Stealerium as an attachment or a web link, luring victims with typical bait like a fake payment or invoice.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In part of a flurry of motions from both sides in the past week, Stines is asking for a judge to release him on bail.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gallner and Weaver can only do so much with these scenes that mostly feel like going through the motions.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Dobson’s feverish crusades against pornography, gambling, divorce, and even SpongeBob SquarePants now seem almost quaint in a party that has fully embraced Trumpism.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In an article for Harvard Business Review, Allison Shapira explored how post-pandemic shifts have challenged conventional wardrobe norms.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 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
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“Movements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movements. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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