move out
phrasal verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.
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General manager Amber Antel said the business, which rents its space from Disney and is not owned by the theme-park giant, would then have time to move out of its longtime home before its lease officially ends.
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Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo plans to move out of the downtown Fort Worth office tower that bears its name and into a new Clearfork building.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Add fresh mulch at least once a year and keep moving out away from the trunk of the tree to maintain a nice, thick layer of mulch over the root zone.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Protesters quickly moved out of the way to avoid being hit.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo plans to move out of the downtown Fort Worth office tower that bears its name and into a new Clearfork building.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Add fresh mulch at least once a year and keep moving out away from the trunk of the tree to maintain a nice, thick layer of mulch over the root zone.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Protesters quickly moved out of the way to avoid being hit.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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