REPOSITION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

reposition

verb

ˌrē-pə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of reposition

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 Aside from its costly – and risky — production and distribution business, Belmer has increasingly looked to reposition TF1 around streaming and aggregation. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 After the evaluation was completed and the cableway carriage was safely repositioned, visitor access to Hoover Dam reopened on July 31. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 31 July 2026 In Long Beach, Marine Safety Battalion Chief Cameron Abel said that teams began working Wednesday morning to fortify their berm and reposition a wall of plywood, as both were knocked down by surf overnight. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The first exhibition will close in August and the museum will take a two-month hiatus to reposition the floors and prepare the next show. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reposition

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Merck and Moderna have several large trials under way in non-small cell lung cancers that have been surgically removed.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.

— Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

The newer addition was the work of Southgate, a writer and translator who had relocated to the Springs with her husband, the novelist Peter Matthiessen, after several years at the center of the American-expat scene in mid-century Paris.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
There are eight whales still to be relocated from Marineland, said SeaWorld spokesperson Tracy Spahr.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocate

Verb

The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

In true Richards’ fashion, of course, Kyle transfers her distress into throwing yet another one of her overwrought white parties, whose guest list is filled with a caravan of beloved names in the Bravo-verse.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Daniels later pleaded guilty to assault and was shipped off to prison, but shortly before he was released in early 2018, he was transferred to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City and signed up for a prison college course.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transfer

Verb

This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Rather, this is a dangerous, shape-shifting synthetic entity that ravaged their entire planet.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

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