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move around

VERB
circulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rotate travel
STRONG
actuate circle gyrate mobilize radiate revolve wander
WEAK
fly about get about get around go about mill around set off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
STRONG
stop
WEAK
block
VERB
circumnavigate
Synonyms
STRONG
bypass circle circumvent compass skirt
WEAK
travel around
VERB
ring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle enclose surround
STRONG
belt circumscribe compass confine encompass gird girdle inclose loop rim round
WEAK
begird hem in seal off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free let go release
VERB
shift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter change deviate drift move relocate remove ship shuffle transfer turn vary veer
STRONG
about-face budge cook dislocate displace disturb exchange fault flip-flop rearrange replace reposition stir substitute swerve tack transmogrify transpose vacillate waffle yo-yo
WEAK
blow hot and cold bottom out change gears dial back do up hem and haw move over recalibrate swap places switch over turn around turn the corner turn the tables
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue fix hold keep remain stay
STRONG
calm leave alone order
WEAK
deactivate stagnate

Example Sentences

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"Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper," he told News24.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Ringstrom, 42, is a member of an activist group that tracks immigration agents as they move around Blaine.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Over 18 months, Kassis used the network to move around $82.5 million in cryptocurrencies, according to evidence in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It may affect how some move around the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Tycho in particular made an intensive study of the star to see if there was any trace of the parallax shift that could be expected if the Earth really did move around the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin