relocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of relocate
as in removes
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 relocates Sleepless in Seattle follows widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks), who relocates to Seattle with his young son Jonah (Ross Malinger). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Potential new home states have presumably offered significant incentives if Paramount relocates. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Moving compute to orbit relocates the physical limit rather than removing it, and the limit lands next on memory. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In summer, the investment team relocates together out east, in Bridgehampton. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 After caring for one grandmother during COVID-19 and losing another to the virus, a young writer relocates to Pittsburgh and begins probing how America structures and fears old age. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 And when that space closes, Messi simply relocates, drifting into the wider right-side areas as defences tire, the source of both assists in Atlanta and the switch that turned the Egypt tie. — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The process relocates healthy follicles to areas affected by thinning or recession. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocates
  1. removes
  2. moves
  3. shifts
  4. transfers
Verb
  • First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of removes
Verb
  • Colorado moves way up to one spot ahead of Georgia Tech after blocking the final field goal for the road win over the Yellow Jackets.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Buoyed by her leadership of the multi-billion-dollar expansion project last decade, Espino moves up from deputy administrator to take full command of the canal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of moves
Verb
  • Try meeting their needs first and see if their behavior shifts.
    — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Translation is a mutation of language, but not direct replication; something happens in the process that shifts the direction of the ideas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifts
Verb
  • Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of transfers

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“Relocates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocates. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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