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moved

American  
[moovd] / muvd /

adjective

  1. (of the mind or feelings) affected with emotion or passion; touched.

    Your unexpected kindness has left me grateful and deeply moved.

    Everyone was moved by the story of his capture and eventual rescue.

  2. having been changed from one position or place to another.

    It’s obvious which are the moved objects—you can see the handprints in the dust.

Etymology

Origin of moved

First recorded in 1200–50; move ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The implication was that more footage was to come and Magyar moved to pre-empt it.

From BBC

Tuesday's game was due to be played in Qatar but was moved to the home of La Liga side Espanyol because of the war in the Middle East.

From BBC

Russians moved to VPN services and flocked to the two remaining messaging apps providing broad access to independent news: Telegram and WhatsApp.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using a laser, the team temporarily made proteins invisible in a strip at the back of a living cell to track how they moved.

From Science Daily

Oracle was founded in California, but moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas, in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

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