1
as in relocated
to change the place or position of
he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over
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2
as in moved
to change one's position
she shifted uncomfortably in her seat throughout the interview
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as in changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue
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as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return
my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window
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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
left the others to shift for themselves
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Recent Examples of shifted
While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Windsor-Smith’s storytelling shifted the typical narrative responsibility of text onto the imagery, inverting the usual comic book reading experience.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
OpenAI is also trying to sharpen its case against Anthropic in the enterprise market—a fight that has shifted slightly in Anthropic’s favor over the past year.
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Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Garcia shifted over from third base as Nick Loftin was inserted into the starting lineup.
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Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Attention quickly shifted onto the man seen widely as Starmer's likely replacement.
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Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The performance that shifted her was U2’s 1983 concert at Red Rocks.
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Michele Amabile Angermiller,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
Firefighters then shifted to mop-up operations, extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Windsor-Smith’s storytelling shifted the typical narrative responsibility of text onto the imagery, inverting the usual comic book reading experience.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
OpenAI is also trying to sharpen its case against Anthropic in the enterprise market—a fight that has shifted slightly in Anthropic’s favor over the past year.
—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Garcia shifted over from third base as Nick Loftin was inserted into the starting lineup.
—
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Attention quickly shifted onto the man seen widely as Starmer's likely replacement.
—
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The performance that shifted her was U2’s 1983 concert at Red Rocks.
—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
Firefighters then shifted to mop-up operations, extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shifted
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DeSantis announced that the facility is now closed and all detainees have been relocated.
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Greenwood Baptist Church remained active in the building until approximately 2016 before the congregation relocated.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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His generation of American soccer players changed the sport in this country, and its perception abroad.
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Almiron and Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield.
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The infraction came during first-half stoppage time in the Group D match when Almiron and Mert Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield.
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Only conceded once at Arsenal last week and coped well, before making some fine saves on the final day against Wolves.
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Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
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Before then, such cases were prosecuted under a patchwork of local ordinances that varied across the country.
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Participants whose bedtimes varied by more than half an hour from night to night were 32% more likely to have high blood pressure.
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“Shifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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