as in to remove
to change the place or position of
she repositioned the wood before taking another swing with the ax
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Recent Examples of reposition
Scottsdale has been a major, significant success repositioning it to be more upscale and luxury-oriented.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
As a result, luxury properties are repositioning themselves not just as places to rest, but as platforms for transformation — capable of delivering medical-grade services within environments designed for discretion and comfort.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Unveiled in 2022, the Celestiq is Cadillac’s attempt to reposition itself at the top of the luxury car world, alongside brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
Historically known as a content-delivery (CDN) provider, Akamai has recently repositioned itself as an edge-native cloud and AI compute platform, leveraging its global infrastructure footprint to offer lower-latency, lower-cost inference workloads.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
As a result, luxury properties are repositioning themselves not just as places to rest, but as platforms for transformation — capable of delivering medical-grade services within environments designed for discretion and comfort.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Unveiled in 2022, the Celestiq is Cadillac’s attempt to reposition itself at the top of the luxury car world, alongside brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
Historically known as a content-delivery (CDN) provider, Akamai has recently repositioned itself as an edge-native cloud and AI compute platform, leveraging its global infrastructure footprint to offer lower-latency, lower-cost inference workloads.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Workers will be able to relocate from the burning universe of bribes to the fiery one of taxes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hodel eventually relocated to the Philippines, living there for the next four decades.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Enrollment Though still growing overall, state economists reported in early January that K-12 enrollment numbers were nearly 42,500 lower than predicted, with signs of continuing downward trends moving forward.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Researchers at the University of Manchester, led by Professor Thomas Anthopoulos, have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells, which could help move the low-cost technology into the global mass market.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Officers in certain other units, such as foot patrol and community resource officers, had been transferred to nightly patrol shifts.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Windward maritime intelligence analyst Michelle Wiese Bockmann claimed the Marinera’s ownership had just been transferred to Burevestmarin LLC, a Russian company.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The move reflects a shifting tennis sponsorship landscape, with classic brands long associated with the professional tour, like Fila, Sergio Tacchini, and Ellesse, being replaced by younger activewear brands like FP Movement, Lululemon, and Vuori.—
Jessica Schiffer,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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These structures prevent data center costs from shifting to residential customers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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