relocating

verb

present participle of relocate
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 As a member of Laurence’s group LJE (Laurence Jones Ensemble), Jackson began playing clubs in New York before relocating west in the late ‘70s to join the California funk band Mystic Merlin. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 Brooke Black was raised in Chicago and spent years in New York, London, and Los Angeles before relocating to Denmark. — Brooke Black, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 According to the Atlanta Regional Commission, most young adults moving to Atlanta from out of state are relocating from New York City. — Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 One requires consent for medicating nursing facility seniors, one allows out of state therapists 30 days to treat patients relocating or traveling to the state and one provides training fair wages for wildfire mitigation workers. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Lamb was born in Louisiana and lived in New Orleans until relocating to the Houston area after the city was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Our cities and towns are booming with job opportunities due to the influx in companies relocating their headquarters here. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 The goal is to reclaim horizontal space for actual cooking by relocating storage upward and inward. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 By way of example, Finn pointed to which galleries will be relocating, even as the floor plan is still being finalized. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocating
  1. moving
  2. removing
  3. transferring
  4. shifting
Verb
  • The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The planning is meant to create flexibility for the president and commanders overseeing the war, these people said, by moving up to three aircraft carriers and their escort ships into the region in November.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • About 50 employees signed off on an email to leadership expressing concerns and providing suggestions, such as evaluating clutter and removing items like pillows that are hotspots for the insects.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Robin offers a little more structure and can even be transformed into a clutch by removing the adjustable strap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Also not helpful—the other 72% hand off tasks without transferring the authority, context or accountability that would let someone else actually own the outcome.
    — Carrie-Ann Barrow, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Students are transferring three and four times, pros are trying to play ball against college kids, conflicting court decisions have created a fragmented system, one that no one intended.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Climate volatility, shifting regulatory pressures and economic uncertainty are rapidly transforming cotton farming from a traditional agricultural endeavor into a complex, high-stakes business challenge.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifting

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“Relocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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