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noun as in progress, deed

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act, action, change, maneuver, measure, motion, movement, ploy, procedure, shift, step

verb as in be in motion, put in motion

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advance, blow, carry, change, climb, cross, drift, drive, flow, fly, go, jump, leave, migrate, proceed, progress, propel, push, relocate, remove, run, shift, ship, switch, transfer, transport, travel, walk, withdraw

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actuate, budge, bustle, crawl, depart, dislocate, disturb, exit, glide, hurry, impel, leap, locomote, march, position, quit, roll, scram, shove, split, stir, transpose, traverse

verb as in motivate, influence

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bring, carry, convert, drive, lead, operate, propel, push, shift, start, turn

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activate, actuate, advocate, affect, agitate, budge, cause, excite, impel, impress, incite, induce, inspire, inspirit, instigate, introduce, persuade, prompt, propose, quicken, recommend, rouse, shove, stimulate, stir, strike, submit, suggest, sway, touch, urge

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The move was widely seen as an attempt to prevent then-Edinburgh South West MP and frequent internal party critic Joanna Cherry from standing.

When she left hospital she moved in with her grandmother because she couldn’t take care of herself.

It was precisely the type of risky, aggressive play that has worked against McIlroy in the past but it moved him one stroke clear on this occasion with two holes left.

Reuters and other news organizations reported Friday that Trump plans to end the $7,500 consumer tax credit for EVs — a move that Musk supports.

On another occasion she told a colleague to "kiss my white a**" – a comment she said she made as "banter" in an attempt to fit in after moving from a private hospital.