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change position

VERB

budge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bend

STRONG

change convince inch influence locomote move persuade propel push remove roll shift slide stir sway yield

WEAK

give way

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade fix hinder hold keep leave alone prevent remain repress stay steady stop suppress

VERB

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change convert move return shift swing switch transform twist

STRONG

about-face aim alter alternate backslide capsize curve depart detour detract deviate digress direct diverge incline inverse invert loop pivot recoil redirect regress relapse retrace revert sheer shunt sidetrack subvert sway swerve swirl tack upset vary veer volte-face wheel whip around whirl zigzag

WEAK

call off double back face about go back rechannel shy away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep persist remain stagnate stay

STRONG

continue develop grow lose progress straighten

WEAK

make well

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The advantage of this compared to inverting a full-back is that it is a shorter sprint for a centre-back to change position between the defensive and build-up phase.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

The eyes in some insects, like ants, can't change position.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

“They can appear as flashes of white light and cause a loss of vision. TVOs are caused by swelling of the optic nerve and can happen when you change position, say, standing up quickly.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

"We decided to change position ... in the name of preserving our party unity," Wolney Queiroz, the PDT's leader in the lower house, wrote on social media.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

They are always there; they never change position; and they are very far distant.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

change position

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