as in to move
to change the place or position of
those volumes have been relocated to the second floor of the library
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Recent Examples of relocate
The union’s headquarters was in Kansas City, Kansas, for more than a century, but relocated to Kansas City in 2023.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve play a Romanian-Norwegian couple who relocate with their kids to the mother’s birthplace in remote Norway.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
When Jeff was a sophomore at Wichita Southeast High School, their father, a Boeing employee, relocated the family to Seattle.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
If any host had complained about the terms, their games could have been relocated to a more compliant jurisdiction.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve play a Romanian-Norwegian couple who relocate with their kids to the mother’s birthplace in remote Norway.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
When Jeff was a sophomore at Wichita Southeast High School, their father, a Boeing employee, relocated the family to Seattle.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
If any host had complained about the terms, their games could have been relocated to a more compliant jurisdiction.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for relocate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
Verb
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The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The Raiders had their worst season since moving to Las Vegas last year.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Critics of the renaming say keeping Trotter’s name could allow the college to confront its history rather than remove visible reminders of it.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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In his lawsuit, Elon Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages, for Altman to be removed from OpenAI and for the company to be returned to nonprofit status.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The bright spots Saturday, at least in the early stages, was the play of the Evans defense, new quarterback Will Jackson and transfer running backs O’Ryan Hartfield, from Ocoee, and Davion Williams, from Poinciana.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The sentiment transfers well to potato salad.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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But even more than this, contemporary Russian literature has fallen prey to the shifting norms of cultural consumption.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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First, in terms of travel distance, European tourists may shift from long-haul trips to shorter journeys.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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