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Recent Examples of reposition Every 40 seconds, as the mirrors are repositioned for their next long exposure, the actuators perform a new calculus to make a reflective surface that’s seemingly already perfect even more so. Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025 The condition can often be treated with a simple in-office maneuver performed by a medical professional to reposition the crystals, although Creed advises against attempting it at home without guidance. Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025 Filler can’t lift sagging skin or reposition deeper tissue; a facelift is a literal lifting, cutting, and repositioning. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 June 2025 Regional powers are heightening their defense postures, international actors are repositioning personnel, and longstanding negotiation efforts appear to be faltering. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reposition
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Verb
  • The partnership removes technical barriers from accepting crypto payments by operating within existing Shopify payment flows and handling blockchain complexity behind the scenes.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • The museum worked with American Airlines mechanics to remove those control surfaces.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Gang members have forced government offices and agencies to relocate, affecting access to essential services and accelerating the country’s economic collapse.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
  • The mom was relocated overnight to another location, and later that morning, police received another 911 call — this time from the mother.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Employees are held to high speed standards, with some scanning up to 1,200 items an hour to keep lines moving.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
  • Use tongs or a large spoon to transfer a few pieces of the boozy fruit into each cup.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • If so, let this epiphany be your lighthouse as things start to shift and change through the month.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • For Knight, everything — his empire, his purpose, his identity — shifted after Tupac’s death.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025

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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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