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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When all the kids had finished school and moved out of their house, Wilma started to join Ray on the road. Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024 As leases are set in years, there’s a lag between a decision to reduce space or move out. James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Sunday's high was forecasted to reach 71 degrees, with a low of 50 degrees as the storm system moves out of the Valley. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024 More than half of those counties may have moved out of reach for Democrats today, as Trump outperformed Biden by double-digit margins in 2020. Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for move out 

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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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