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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More and more people are leaving the countryside to move to the cities, or even abroad.
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Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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