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move up

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  1. Also, move up in the world. Advance, rise to a higher level, succeed, as in Gene hoped he would move up in the new division, or That new house and car show they are moving up in the world. Also see come up, def. 4.

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What’s Next: Paramount also moved up the timeline for an extra fee External link it has offered to pay Warner Bros. shareholders for each quarter the deal isn’t closed.

From Barron's

By 1930, Wald noted the large number of “empties” on the Lower East Side; immigrants had moved up and out to Brooklyn.

From The Wall Street Journal

David Moyes' men missed the chance to move up to seventh as they remain on the fringes of the fight for a place in Europe next season.

From Barron's

A nor’easter generally refers to a big storm, often in winter, that moves up the East Coast, Bassill said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mark ended up reclassifying again, this time moving up a grade, to his original graduation year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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