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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 change gears dial back do up hem and haw move around 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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While Citi’s commodity team is cautious on gold in the near term, it expects gold prices to bottom out when the Strait of Hormuz situation eventually de-escalates, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Fiscal watchdogs have warned that the spending trends will leave California in a precarious position if the stock market tanks and tax receipts bottom out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Zener now believes that rate likely won’t bottom out until it gets close to past recessions’ median rate of 783,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

China Vanke’s recent struggles, including a near-default and request for debt extensions, have renewed concerns that the country’s prolonged property downturn has yet to bottom out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

The image of Paulie seeing part of his own skeleton made my stomach bottom out.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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