as in moving
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 relocating
The Rise of Erewhon Erewhon’s origin story began in the 1960s as a humble natural foods shop in Boston, Massachusetts, before relocating and rebranding into a California-only empire of 11 locations.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Bugner fought for 32 years, ending his career in 1999 before relocating to Australia.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Lucinda Young, Mexico Lucinda Young, 72, and her wife, Shirley, moved from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Merida, Mexico, for their retirement in 2012, before relocating to San Miguel de Allende in 2022.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Motivated buyers are already making sacrifices, either by saving aggressively or relocating to more affordable areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
After relocating to Middleburg, Rebecca Kidder founded the shop in 2023 and curated an inventory that was inspired by Virginia, German, and Early American styles.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
For more than three decades, the city has been relocating power lines underground throughout Anaheim.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
The two began working together, with Top making regular trips to Nashville, before relocating to Music City in 2021.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
MovingPlace recently ranked the 10 hottest ZIP codes in the United States in 2025 based on where people are relocating the most.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Bugner fought for 32 years, ending his career in 1999 before relocating to Australia.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Lucinda Young, Mexico Lucinda Young, 72, and her wife, Shirley, moved from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Merida, Mexico, for their retirement in 2012, before relocating to San Miguel de Allende in 2022.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Motivated buyers are already making sacrifices, either by saving aggressively or relocating to more affordable areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
After relocating to Middleburg, Rebecca Kidder founded the shop in 2023 and curated an inventory that was inspired by Virginia, German, and Early American styles.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
For more than three decades, the city has been relocating power lines underground throughout Anaheim.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
The two began working together, with Top making regular trips to Nashville, before relocating to Music City in 2021.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
MovingPlace recently ranked the 10 hottest ZIP codes in the United States in 2025 based on where people are relocating the most.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocating
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Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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This approach reduces the risks associated with handling and transferring sensitive data across borders.—
Chidambaram Bhat,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Han recommends wrapping cut onions tightly in plastic wrap or transferring them to an airtight container to store in the fridge.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Globe’s decision to stand by McCarthy is the latest in a series of indications that newsroom culture is shifting radically to match this backlash moment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Relocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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