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 expansion included relocating two out-of-state businesses to the area through acquisitions.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
In the Tuesday statement, Nexperia also said the government’s intervention, prohibiting Nexperia from relocating company parts and making other decisions without the government’s permission, will last for a period of a year.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
One example of this commitment is when a constituent reached out to me for help in relocating her mother from a shelter.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Indiana Department of Natural Resources staff in the early 2000s tried relocating woodrats from Kentucky and Tennessee into four vacant sites historically known to host the species.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Markel opposed Wendi relocating with the children.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The group’s chairman, Vijay Kumar Agarwal, told Reuters that the company could be forced to lay off nearly half of its 15,000-person workforce and is looking into relocating production to Bangladesh if conditions don’t improve.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
The former couple were granted joint custody of their children and a judge had ruled against Wendi relocating out of Tallahassee to South Florida with her and Markel’s kids, against her family’s wishes at the time.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The absence of his two point guards leaves plenty of room for Wembanyama to find his footing running pick-and-rolls, organizing the Spurs’ offense in transition and focusing on passing, then relocating.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
In the Tuesday statement, Nexperia also said the government’s intervention, prohibiting Nexperia from relocating company parts and making other decisions without the government’s permission, will last for a period of a year.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
One example of this commitment is when a constituent reached out to me for help in relocating her mother from a shelter.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Indiana Department of Natural Resources staff in the early 2000s tried relocating woodrats from Kentucky and Tennessee into four vacant sites historically known to host the species.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Markel opposed Wendi relocating with the children.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The group’s chairman, Vijay Kumar Agarwal, told Reuters that the company could be forced to lay off nearly half of its 15,000-person workforce and is looking into relocating production to Bangladesh if conditions don’t improve.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
The former couple were granted joint custody of their children and a judge had ruled against Wendi relocating out of Tallahassee to South Florida with her and Markel’s kids, against her family’s wishes at the time.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The absence of his two point guards leaves plenty of room for Wembanyama to find his footing running pick-and-rolls, organizing the Spurs’ offense in transition and focusing on passing, then relocating.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocating
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Players are moving around, not pointing fingers at others and are taking accountability.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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In consultation with Todd Arrington, former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the Protocol Gift Unit opted to purchase a replica of a sword in the Eisenhower collection rather than removing an object from the collection.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Just to his right, Dmitry Simashev was also removing his gear and about to answer questions about the anticipation for his NHL debut Thursday night.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another new law, SB312, implements a requirement that dogs imported into the state for the purpose of selling or transferring ownership have a health certification completed by a veterinarian dated no more than ten days prior to arrival in California.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Murphy passed for 5,436 yards and 85 TDs at Austin Regents during his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Liberty Christian to begin the 2024 season.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Oklahoma signed up for the challenge of the SEC in making its tectonic-shifting realignment move.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The holiday affirms indigenous heritage, shifting the focus away from honoring Europeans who brought harm to Native peoples, historians note.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Relocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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