MOVERS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

movers

noun

plural of mover

as in haulers

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Noun

Other carriers have increased shipping surcharges Amazon is not the only carrier grappling with higher fuel costs.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Customers include commercial carriers such as Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet, regional cargo operator Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline based in Montreal.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of carriers

Noun

Production kicks off in the second half of 2027, but everyday drivers won’t be able to buy one off the lot immediately.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
On Tuesday, train drivers walked out to demand more investment in maintenance and safety, causing widespread travel disruption.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of drivers

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Michael’s former entertainment attorney John Branca (who was rehired eight days before Michael’s death) and the music executive John McClain were named co-executors of the estate, per a 2002 will.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Attorneys for the estate’s executors did not immediately respond on Tuesday to The Times’ request for comment.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of executors

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In game development, every important creative decision sets hundreds, sometimes thousands, of writers, artists, engineers, animators and audio experts in motion.

— Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Also, [there was a desire of the animators] to conquer curly hair really badly.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of animators

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The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Check whether individual and departmental incentives support the company’s broader objectives or encourage people to optimize at one another’s expense.

— Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of incentives

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Luis Suarez was one of the instigators, spit on a Sounders official, and was punished with six-game Leagues Cup suspension, which means the Uruguayan forward is banned from the entire 2026 tournament.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
It was said in jest, yet the sport’s most audacious instigators might take him up on it.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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