move on
phrasal verb
moved on; moving on; moves on
: to go on to a different place, subject, activity, etc.
Let's put that issue aside and move on.
We should move on to the next item on the list.
After 10 years working for one company, she felt it was time to move on to a new job.
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Bremner got better as the year went on, finishing with 35 total strikeouts over his final three starts before moving on to the collegiate level.
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Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
While much of America has moved on past COVID-19, the pandemic which hit the industry like an earthquake, the culinary industry continues to experience aftershocks.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
Robert Kraft immediately decided to move on from Mayo right after the final game of the season ended.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Others that have few minutes such as Brahim Diaz or Dani Ceballos could also be moved on, while the trajectory of the aging David Alaba is uncertain.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Bodie De Silva, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
While much of America has moved on past COVID-19, the pandemic which hit the industry like an earthquake, the culinary industry continues to experience aftershocks.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 13 July 2025
Robert Kraft immediately decided to move on from Mayo right after the final game of the season ended.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Others that have few minutes such as Brahim Diaz or Dani Ceballos could also be moved on, while the trajectory of the aging David Alaba is uncertain.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for move on
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“Move on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20on. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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