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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Another streaming series on a verge of cancellation has been trying to move to Netflix over the past few weeks, so far unsuccessfully. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025 And aspects of its military buildup – like its move to expand its nuclear arsenal – are in response to U.S. actions. William Hartung, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with New York City Mayor Eric Adams during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, as Ocasio-Cortez grilled the mayor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) move to drop a criminal case against him. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 At 29 years old, with the Wizards at least several years away from contending, Kuzma wanted to move to a contender. Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for move to

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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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