shifted

verb

past tense of shift
1
as in relocated
to change the place or position of he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over

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2
as in moved
to change one's position she shifted uncomfortably in her seat throughout the interview

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3
as in changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue

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4
as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window

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5
as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs left the others to shift for themselves

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Recent Examples of shifted The Cook Political Report recently shifted Texas into its toss-up category, from a race considered to lean Republican. — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 From their second year onward, the prizes shifted their focus to unusual but authentic research, both in response to criticism and to establish greater credibility. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026 Monthly sales at Poppy Rose have climbed from roughly $30,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars since the business shifted from Etsy to TikTok Shop and adopted print-on-demand. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Luminate reports that Around the Fur shifted 10,650 equivalent units in the most recent tracking period. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Since seizing power, Tiani’s government has shifted away from Western partners, deepened ties with Russia and broken with the regional ECOWAS bloc, joining Mali and Burkina Faso to form the breakaway AES bloc. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 The electoral landscape in the state has shifted since 2018, when voters last weighed in on open races for all of the top statewide offices of governor, attorney general and secretary of state. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Buehler reflects Most of Walker Buehler’s public commentary has shifted in recent weeks toward his role in helping the Padres make a playoff run. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 From booster to skeptic Abbott’s tone has shifted markedly since data center proposals began drawing organized resistance in towns from Abilene to Sulphur Springs. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shifted
  1. relocated
  2. moved
  3. changed
  4. exchanged
  5. coped
  6. removed
  7. twitched
  8. varied
Verb
  • Mining activity beneath the old center has required large parts of Kiruna to be relocated.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Food spoiled during the outage, and the family temporarily relocated to Lucky’s mother’s home.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocated
Verb
  • Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
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  • That has changed quietly, with robots now performing important roles in operating rooms, hospital wards, rehabilitation centers, and corridors around the world.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran’s own understanding of deterrence has also changed over the course of the war.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of changed
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  • The couple exchanged vows during a small New York ceremony in July 2025.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchanged threats late Tuesday over what their next steps might be.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanged
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  • For one thing, millennials have coped with a lot of instability and uncertainty in their formative years.
    — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once out and about, moonwalkers coped with very fine, tiny particles composed of sharp, glassy material.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of coped
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  • But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of twitched
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  • Hinduism comprises a wide array of traditions and beliefs and has varied across more than 3,000 years of history, and there is no consensus number of Hindu gods.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the study, 878 former NFL players who died from 2016-21, which varied from players in their 20s to their 80s and in between, at least 215 of them had CTE in some stage.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of varied

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“Shifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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