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
Instead of manually adjusting panels or relocating gear, the system handles those decisions automatically.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Bank of America will relocate 1,000 workers from its downtown Bank of America Plaza to a 30-story skyscraper under construction on the Uptown side of Klyde Warren Park.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Andy’s Pet Shop relocated to a new Bascom Avenue store in San Jose.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Good, her 6-year-old son and her wife only recently relocated to Minneapolis from Kansas City, Missouri.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Bank of America will relocate 1,000 workers from its downtown Bank of America Plaza to a 30-story skyscraper under construction on the Uptown side of Klyde Warren Park.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Andy’s Pet Shop relocated to a new Bascom Avenue store in San Jose.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Good, her 6-year-old son and her wife only recently relocated to Minneapolis from Kansas City, Missouri.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
Verb
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Then, at the next vehicle entrance, the city is proposing a tunnel so bike traffic can move without interacting with cars.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Officers in certain other units, such as foot patrol and community resource officers, had been transferred to nightly patrol shifts.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Windward maritime intelligence analyst Michelle Wiese Bockmann claimed the Marinera’s ownership had just been transferred to Burevestmarin LLC, a Russian company.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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As 2025 fades away in the rearview mirror, Americans have quickly shifted their attention toward recent events in Venezuela.—
Stephen Wilder,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The company later shifted focus to menstrual health.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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