relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt 
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
relocated; relocating; relocates
: to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
: to move to a new location
Examples of relocate in a Sentence
He relocated to Los Angeles for his new job.
How can we convince more businesses to relocate to this city?
The company decided to relocate its headquarters.
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As for what will happen to the rides and attractions, the company told PEOPLE nothing is finalized and relocating or selling to other operators are options.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Fitting rooms have been relocated to what had previously been back-office space to allow the selling space to be expanded.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Since both the Fire Station 9 and Fire Station 13 projects are underway, unless Fire Station 4 is also relocated, the higher response times those projects are looking to solve would simply move to a different part of the city, McCabe said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Gallagher was on the cusp of divorcing her husband and relocating her life to where her mother and oldest son were living in the town of Paradise when she was killed, Vallicella said.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Fitting rooms have been relocated to what had previously been back-office space to allow the selling space to be expanded.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Since both the Fire Station 9 and Fire Station 13 projects are underway, unless Fire Station 4 is also relocated, the higher response times those projects are looking to solve would simply move to a different part of the city, McCabe said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Gallagher was on the cusp of divorcing her husband and relocating her life to where her mother and oldest son were living in the town of Paradise when she was killed, Vallicella said.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˈ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
1
: to locate again
2
: to move to a new location
relocate a factory
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