move to

idiom

: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)

He's not easily moved to anger.

: 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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Design: The Differences Are Down to Nano-Textures This part of the review is relatively easy to write: Apple changed nothing about its MacBook Pro laptop design except for the optional nano-texture display and the move to Thunderbolt 5 connectivity. —

PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 One recent study finds that middle- and high-earning households move to non-income-tax states after large personal income tax hikes. —

Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Castro arranges for the family to move to Switzerland and provides them with new passports. —

Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024 Both currently have 12-megapixel resolution sensors but Pu claims the front-facing camera will move to 24 megapixels, while the telephoto will gain a 48-megapixel sensor. —

David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for move to