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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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
With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.
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Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
But the main issue has shifted to one centered on trust.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Several senators who had previously broken with their party to keep the government open said the latest shooting shifted their stance.
—Nik Popli, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
In an interview with Interesting Engineering at CES, Flywing representative Troye Qu said the company intentionally shifted focus away from cameras as passive recording tools.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Good briefly put the vehicle in reverse, then shifted into drive and hit the gas, with the wheels seemingly turned to the right instead of directly ahead toward Ross.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Last year, Honda shifted 55,231 Passports, representing a 70% improvement over 2024’s figure of 32,527 units.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Perspective shifted in this colorful underwater metaverse.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
But the main issue has shifted to one centered on trust.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Several senators who had previously broken with their party to keep the government open said the latest shooting shifted their stance.
—Nik Popli, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
In an interview with Interesting Engineering at CES, Flywing representative Troye Qu said the company intentionally shifted focus away from cameras as passive recording tools.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Good briefly put the vehicle in reverse, then shifted into drive and hit the gas, with the wheels seemingly turned to the right instead of directly ahead toward Ross.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Last year, Honda shifted 55,231 Passports, representing a 70% improvement over 2024’s figure of 32,527 units.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Perspective shifted in this colorful underwater metaverse.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shifted
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Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.—
JAMES HERRERA MONTEREY HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the Armenian genocide, his paternal grandmother’s family moved to Egypt, while his paternal grandfather’s relocated to Syria.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The company laid off 50,000 people in 1993, when chip technology evolved and the tech industry moved away from large mainframe computers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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This group also centered focus on AMC and years later moved onto a new class of meme stocks including Opendoor and Kohl's .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Carl Phillips on writing the poems that changed the course of his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The twosome exchanged airblown kisses at the end in a nod to their friendship and mutual diva respect.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The scuffles came amid an already intense night, with tensions fueled by a brutal press conference on Thursday for the title fight between Lopez and Stevenson, during which the boxers exchanged insults about each other’s family members.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The bonito’s body twitched until Yamasaki slid a thin metal wire down the column of its spinal cord, a second step called shinkei jime, which arrests its nervous system.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, performance and well-being both declined significantly when challenge levels varied frequently.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Snowfall totals varied widely across the region.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Shifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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