relocated

past tense of relocate

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Recent Examples of relocated Aparcedo and her family spent three years in a shelter following the floods before being relocated to a public housing project — which toppled in the June earthquake. Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Originally intended to shoot in New Mexico, production relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma after costs became prohibitive. Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 What happened to the colonists remains unknown, but archaeological finds—including otherwise anachronistic English artifacts on Hatteras Island—give some support to White’s theory that at least some of the colonists relocated willingly. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Construction on Sherwood began in February 2025, according to the district website, with students and staff relocated to the former Elm Place Middle School. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Fifteen years after their installation, they were removed and relocated to various sites around Jujuy. News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026 Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the reptile was safely relocated. Gina Park, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Seven years after the defeat, Jones, who had relocated to Virginia, ran but lost in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Eric Cantor for a seat to serve the 7th District of the state. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In neighboring Zhejiang province, the city of Wenzhou relocated more than 900,000 residents and opened more than 1,000 emergency shelters. Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocated
Verb
  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nashville then moved two goals clear in the 56th minute when Cristian Espinoza sent a pass across toward the near post and Surridge converted nonchalantly with a beautiful heel flick.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Colman’s first standout work that moved her from sketch comedy to dramatic feature film was Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.
    Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ottawa’s pipeline was highly ranked for years, but as its top young players have aged out of prospect status, the situation has shifted drastically.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, the Army shifted more of its recruiting effort into large Democratic-leaning cities after traditional recruiting strongholds in the South, rural America and the suburbs could no longer produce enough qualified volunteers.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Relocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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