move out

phrasal verb

moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.

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Marginalization is exacerbated by the deterioration or lack of stable infrastructure, inadequate disaster insurance or the scarcity of resources to move out of a storm’s path. Patricia McIlreavy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Last year, Ficklin was feeling a little sad and anxious about moving out of her family’s home of 23 years. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024 One of those pieces of evidence was a four-page message Ashley Benefield left her husband before moving out of their home. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 Steinway sold the building in 2013, and moved out the following year after nearly 90 years of operating their salesroom from the address. Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for move out 

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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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