1
as in moves
the act or an instance of changing position
a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction
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2
as in campaigns
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a movement for political reform in the city
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Recent Examples of movements
For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Over a half-century ago, the robotic figures of Pirates were a symbol of Disneyland’s technological ambitions, dazzling audiences with characterized but lifelike movements.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Persistent drone surveillance has made even routine movements to the front dangerous.
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David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
These components translate visual observations into navigation, object manipulation, and environmental interactions, while a real-time whole-body controller maintains balance, stability, and precise movements throughout the mission.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Flapping flight dominates the airborne movements of flying insects, but birds can also glide and soar.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Yield movements may instead focus on the manner of Starmer's departure, rather than the policies of the successor, April LaRusse, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment, wrote in a note.
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Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Keep your movements short and high-quality, Scott says.
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Margaret Cirino,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Bryan West,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Over a half-century ago, the robotic figures of Pirates were a symbol of Disneyland’s technological ambitions, dazzling audiences with characterized but lifelike movements.
—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Persistent drone surveillance has made even routine movements to the front dangerous.
—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
These components translate visual observations into navigation, object manipulation, and environmental interactions, while a real-time whole-body controller maintains balance, stability, and precise movements throughout the mission.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Flapping flight dominates the airborne movements of flying insects, but birds can also glide and soar.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Yield movements may instead focus on the manner of Starmer's departure, rather than the policies of the successor, April LaRusse, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment, wrote in a note.
—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Keep your movements short and high-quality, Scott says.
—
Margaret Cirino,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movements
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The moves effectively dismantled the infrastructure meant to inform election officials of potential cyber threats.
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Minasian’s flurry of moves before and after the 2023 trade deadline seemed chaotic.
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In the 2026 election cycle, party committees can spend between $65,300 and $130,600 in coordination with congressional campaigns, and between $130,600 and $4 million with Senate candidates, according to the FEC.
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Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections.
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Powell, who was indigent and could not afford an attorney, wrote his own motions to the court six times in the ensuing years, trying multiple routes to overturn his conviction or at least reduce his prison time.
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The lawsuit is expected to last well into late 2027 with discovery and other legal motions.
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During that time, there were five crusades resulting in the deaths of millions of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
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Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.
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Michael Tippett, a climate scientist at Columbia University who studies the ties between El Niño and weather patterns, said that on average, there is no strong link between El Niño and shifts in summer weather patterns over the US and Europe.
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But thanks to changing temperatures, animal migration, and shifts in land use, scientists say tick territory is expanding.
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Still, for all the familiarity and the sturdy nature of the advance, some macro shifts and internal stirrings are worthy of some attention, especially as global tech stocks face a bit of a shakeout overnight Tuesday .
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Founding Fathers will go from the stirrings of revolution to the long and bloody fight for independence, and on into the early years of the American republic.
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“Movements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movements. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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