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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Donald Trump‘s move to fire about half of the board of the Kennedy Center was reflected in the arts organization’s roster Monday, with a list of Joe Biden-appointees no longer named as trustees.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The president’s order includes a move to eliminate goals to increase the number of electric vehicles on the roads.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
Some in his inner circle see the dramatic action as a strategic move to flood the zone and move the Overton window, paving the way for more of the President’s boundary-pushing policymaking in the months and years to come.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
It was sent up with only two crewmembers — a move to make room for Wilmore and Williams to return in the capsule with them next month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
The president’s order includes a move to eliminate goals to increase the number of electric vehicles on the roads.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
Some in his inner circle see the dramatic action as a strategic move to flood the zone and move the Overton window, paving the way for more of the President’s boundary-pushing policymaking in the months and years to come.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
It was sent up with only two crewmembers — a move to make room for Wilmore and Williams to return in the capsule with them next month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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