relocated

verb

past tense of relocate
as in removed
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 relocated Staff were then relocated from eastern Ukraine to salons in the west of the country, or the business’s locations in Poland, Georgia, and Cyprus. — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 John had become seriously ill with a liver disease, and the couple had relocated to Koh Samui to seek out a special herb that grew here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Collins also relocated to Chicago to be at the early epicenter of the crisis, which was at the Cook County morgue on the West Side. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The moose, believed to be one that hangs out in town, was safely relocated outside of town after being tranquilized. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Now utilities are being relocated, and that will take about year, Broomfield said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 San Francisco and Los Angeles were fourth and fifth on the list of cities where Gen Z movers relocated, behind New York, Dallas and Chicago. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 In May, the soldiers left the FOBs for Camp Arifjan, and then relocated to other positions both in and out of the Middle East. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 To run his new franchise, Kline relocated from Miami to Salt Lake City. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocated
  1. removed
  2. moved
  3. transferred
  4. shifted
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  • Preckwinkle said recently that about 100,000 cubic yards of debris from the area has already been removed.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • India's Election Commission has so far removed more than 130 million names from the voter lists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the day Erica and Peter moved into 150 Charles, their attorney claims, they were greeted with a cluttered and dirty space that didn’t square with the $26,000-a-month rent.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of moved
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  • That sailor was transferred off the ship for further medical care, the official told NBC News.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That complaint was transferred to the state’s Supreme Court, where it was dismissed over procedural issues.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • In the years that followed, American comedy’s center of gravity, both in hip performance venues and onscreen, shifted to improvisation.
    — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Once the Mizzou running game got consistent positive yards in the second half, the Tigers’ play-calling shifted to feature that aspect of their offense.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted

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“Relocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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