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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The show, which streams on Apple TV+, will move to California, lured by a $20.6 million state tax incentive.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Yoon's move to impose martial law earlier this week for the first time since 1980 was swatted down by angry opposition lawmakers, who are planning an impeachment vote against Yoon on Saturday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
For Iris, that means eyeing a move to a state like California, where LGBTQ+ people have stronger legal protections.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
More and more people are leaving the countryside to move to the cities, or even abroad.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Yoon's move to impose martial law earlier this week for the first time since 1980 was swatted down by angry opposition lawmakers, who are planning an impeachment vote against Yoon on Saturday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
For Iris, that means eyeing a move to a state like California, where LGBTQ+ people have stronger legal protections.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
More and more people are leaving the countryside to move to the cities, or even abroad.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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