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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Levi’s family formed the Live Like Braun Foundation after the accident last May that took the life of the teenager, who had relocated with his parents to the South Bay after their Pacific Palisades home burned down in the 2025 wildfire.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Israel, one of the countries the original letter from the jury seems to be aimed at, still has its pavilion, relocated from the Giardini to the Arsenale.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The move reunited Panya with her previous herdmate, BB, who was relocated from Cheyenne Mountain to Denver in 2022.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors would later allege Ruben helped his son hide Smart’s body under the family’s deck before relocating her remains.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Israel, one of the countries the original letter from the jury seems to be aimed at, still has its pavilion, relocated from the Giardini to the Arsenale.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The move reunited Panya with her previous herdmate, BB, who was relocated from Cheyenne Mountain to Denver in 2022.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Prosecutors would later allege Ruben helped his son hide Smart’s body under the family’s deck before relocating her remains.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 11 May. 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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