move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
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Experts expect the move to unlock as much as €600 billion ($652 billion) in Germany over the next decade.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Across the aisle, Democrats oppose the move to slash funding.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Although his move to Hawaii in the Eighties slowed his output, Chamberlain continued to make guest appearances on TV shows in the 2000s, including his final appearance in an episode of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell is finally parting ways with her New York City penthouse amid her big move to Ireland.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Across the aisle, Democrats oppose the move to slash funding.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Although his move to Hawaii in the Eighties slowed his output, Chamberlain continued to make guest appearances on TV shows in the 2000s, including his final appearance in an episode of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell is finally parting ways with her New York City penthouse amid her big move to Ireland.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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