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 Simply titled Elle, the new prequel series chronicles Elle's time as a high school student in Seattle after her family relocates from Los Angeles. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 The film stars young newcomer Eylul Guven as Sasha in childhood, whose family relocates to a new home on Vancouver Island at the start of the film. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 Based on Robyn Carr's novels, Sullivan's Crossing follows Maggie (Morgan Kohan), a neurosurgeon who relocates from Boston to Nova Scotia, where her estranged father (Patterson) runs the titular campground. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 Ruben’s modern twist on Northanger focused on a young American literature teacher named Catherine Winslet, who relocates to Bath to ghostwrite the memoirs of her eccentric idol, Mrs Daftwood. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026 The series follows the Clyburns, a wealthy New York City family who relocates to Montana’s Madison River Valley following the deaths of family patriarch Preston (Russell) and his brother Paul (Fox), who were killed in a plane crash. — Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 June 2026 Under the law, state incentives would be clawed back if a team relocates its stadium, headquarters or training facility outside of Missouri. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 As British stalwart Tate & Lyle relocates to the US, which startups might one day take its place? — Allegra Stratton, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026 Susac continued hitting well during his five-game rehab stint, fittingly, with Triple-A Sacramento, who share the stadium with the A’s on an interim basis as the MLB franchise relocates from Oakland to Las Vegas. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocates
  1. removes
  2. moves
  3. shifts
  4. transfers
Verb
  • Early morning writing removes the pressure, lowers the stakes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The first of those two worldwide lists measures sales and streaming activity from around the globe, while the latter uses the same data, but removes all consumption originating in the United States.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of removes
Verb
  • Instead of using a remote or control panel, the player moves into position and signals with a simple hand gesture for the ball, and the AI biometrics locate and pinpoint the player position.
    — Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • This recent flight, announced this week, confirmed the drone’s flight controls and performance as the program moves closer to carrier use.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of moves
Verb
  • The new investment now shifts the company’s focus from proving the technology to producing it at a scale suitable for future defense and aerospace programs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • That surge in demand should boost Marvell's shares as the company increasingly shifts its focus to CXL products, Arcuri added.
    — Hugh Leask,Fred Imbert,Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of shifts
Verb
  • The budget also transfers control of the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, but doesn’t attach money to the plan.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Using a straw or finger, the consumer transfers a drop of their beverage onto the jewelry’s detection zone.
    — Lucy Glynn, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of transfers

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