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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Forest Service jobs also face relocation About 260 headquarters positions will relocate to Utah, while 130 will remain in Washington, the Forest Service said.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Miami plans to relocate City Hall from the iconic 1931 Pan American Airways seaplane terminal in Coconut Grove to a new building at Miami Freedom Park near Miami International Airport.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent research by Amazon Web Services (AWS) shows that as many as four in 10 European startups would consider relocating outside Europe to scale.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
As the city has become a year-round base, their clients—often finance and tech principals relocating from New York and California—expect homes to support work, family life, and entertaining without interruption.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Miami plans to relocate City Hall from the iconic 1931 Pan American Airways seaplane terminal in Coconut Grove to a new building at Miami Freedom Park near Miami International Airport.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent research by Amazon Web Services (AWS) shows that as many as four in 10 European startups would consider relocating outside Europe to scale.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
As the city has become a year-round base, their clients—often finance and tech principals relocating from New York and California—expect homes to support work, family life, and entertaining without interruption.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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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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