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
As the ocean swallows her fishing village on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, one woman leads the effort to relocate her community while struggling to let go of the sea that shaped her life.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
My family relocated to Boise, Idaho in April 2018.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Karel Vejmelka emerged as a true workhorse and backstopped the Utah Mammoth to their first playoff appearance since relocating to Salt Lake City.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
This tournament was also relocated in 2017 for the PGA Championship and in 2022 for the Presidents Cup.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
My family relocated to Boise, Idaho in April 2018.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Karel Vejmelka emerged as a true workhorse and backstopped the Utah Mammoth to their first playoff appearance since relocating to Salt Lake City.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
This tournament was also relocated in 2017 for the PGA Championship and in 2022 for the Presidents Cup.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
Verb
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There is still work to do; however, current congressional leadership has moved us in the right direction.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Before the vote, loud boos resounded as House Republicans arrived and moved through a crowd of protesters from the elevator to the House chamber.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 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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They are expected to face an extradition hearing on Monday before being transferred back to North Carolina to face charges.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Chundi expressed concern about money being transferred from Resilience to the Westlaw account, after hearing some of the testimony.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The day after that loss, per team sources, Brunson approached the team before practice about needing to re-shift the collective mindset.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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