RELOCATING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Boredom was my biggest fear, but simply relocating for the summer has been enough to pull our kids away from their screens and back into a more imaginative, independent way of spending their days. — Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 The company envisions future versions repairing and relocating live satellites, and even latching onto dead ones for removal from highly trafficked orbits. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Northrop Grumman has pitched its MRV as the first robotic spacecraft capable of repairing, relocating and upgrading satellites in orbit, and Warden indicated the MRV will become operational in 2027 after orbital positioning and testing. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Many are relocating from places where larger estates are commonplace and arrive expecting the same level of space in South Florida. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2026 Two high-ranking sources inside the Blazers said Dundon has never mentioned relocating the Trail Blazers. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Riverdale was initially set up at Fox before moving to the CW, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina started at the CW before relocating to Netflix. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 July 2026 JetBlue previously operated out of the facility before relocating to a newer terminal years ago. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Kirsten Storms is sharing an update on her life after relocating to Tennessee, and suffering a brain aneurysm, amid a legal battle with her ex and fellow soap star, Brandon Barash. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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Verb

Spence, 36, makes his return after a nearly three-year layoff and a brutal TKO loss to Terence Crawford, moving up two divisions into hostile territory.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That’s the tricky balance Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy must navigate moving forward.

— Nick Friedell, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Leaders add value by asking better questions, widening perspectives, connecting people, allocating resources and removing the obstacles that slow great work.

— Brent McHugh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The state added women to the workforce without removing men from their role as sole providers.

— Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

Rather than transferring the whiskeys into entirely different finishing barrels, toasted pieces of American and French oak are placed into their existing barrels, allowing the whiskey to extract additional flavors from the wood.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
There’s even a tire failure-detection system that helps stabilize the car by transferring torque across the remaining wheels in milliseconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

The company is seen as pivotal to bringing chip manufacturing back to American soil, following decades of it shifting to Asia.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
But utilities are promising investors and regulators that ratepayers won’t be stuck with AI’s tab, even as watchdogs point to cases shifting exactly those costs onto residential bills.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026