RELOCATION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

relocation

noun

Definition of relocation

as in migration

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Recent Examples of relocation He’s been dealt the difficult hand of overseeing a roster overhaul and the team’s temporary relocation to West Sacramento expected to run through next season, with his pitching staff struggling to be effective in the band-box of Sutter Health Park. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 DIYers who have experience with rewiring switches, moving light fixtures, or any other basic electrical work around the home will likely be okay to handle a thermostat relocation. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 The new laws also increase the amount of relocation assistance available to survivors leaving abusive situations. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 14 July 2026 The couple, who have two children, also spoke about their relocation from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, in search of a slower pace and easier travel while touring. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Born into a Palestinian-Lebanese Protestant Christian family in Jerusalem, Makdisi and her four siblings attended school in that city until their father’s business in Cairo prompted the family’s relocation. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 While the four-bedroom cottage was a welcome respite from city life for the family of five, tragedy struck the British royals not long after William and Kate’s relocation. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 July 2026 Despite the fictional relocation, the second season will still be filmed in Manitoba. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Earlier plans shared with the district called for a relocation of dog access, with Centennial becoming a passive people beach without dogs. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocation

Noun

Teaming with Louvenson, a Haitian artist living in the Dominican Republic, the director sets out to recreate those missing memories through stop-motion animation as Louvenson shares his own experience of migration.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 13 July 2026
The landscape contains ancestral villages, ceremonial and burial sites and features in some tribes’ creation and migration stories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of migration

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Goalkeepers endure frequent upper limb trauma, like finger dislocations, from high-force ball impacts, necessitating robust glove protection.

— Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Yet for all its honesty about that dislocation, the film remains remarkably hopeful.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of dislocation

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A week later, Supervisor Pat Hume introduced a motion to reconsider funding for the POP unit — a move seconded by Rodriguez, according to a social media post from the Rodriguez’s office June 16.

— Reeti Malhotra July 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
When selecting an innerspring mattress, look for pocketed coils, which move independently to improve motion isolation.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026