as in relocated
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 repositioned
In her rousing case, rejection is repositioned as a mother of invention.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
While the issue was not resolved during Tuesday’s hearing, the judge at one point ordered a still photographer to be repositioned after concerns from Robinson’s lawyers about how he would be photographed, which could endanger his right to a fair trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The year 2024 marked the last trading year before Anderson took on the big job at Dior in June 2025 and repositioned his namesake label the following month as a platform to showcase his love for heritage, craft and his personal passions.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Or Jerry Hughes, whom Patterson repositioned, taking the one-time running back and turning him into a defensive end bound for the NFL.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Piedmont Center, a 14-building office campus that spans 46 acres along Piedmont and Lenox roads, will be repositioned to create mixed-use energy that modern tenants crave, owner CP Group announced Thursday.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That island was repositioned much further aft, meant to improve flight deck access while reducing signature and electronic self-interference.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Morant’s status has been repositioned toward playing.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Delta Air Lines expects to fly its normal Caribbean schedule on Sunday, with possible schedule adjustments as airline resources are repositioned.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
While the issue was not resolved during Tuesday’s hearing, the judge at one point ordered a still photographer to be repositioned after concerns from Robinson’s lawyers about how he would be photographed, which could endanger his right to a fair trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The year 2024 marked the last trading year before Anderson took on the big job at Dior in June 2025 and repositioned his namesake label the following month as a platform to showcase his love for heritage, craft and his personal passions.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Or Jerry Hughes, whom Patterson repositioned, taking the one-time running back and turning him into a defensive end bound for the NFL.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Piedmont Center, a 14-building office campus that spans 46 acres along Piedmont and Lenox roads, will be repositioned to create mixed-use energy that modern tenants crave, owner CP Group announced Thursday.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That island was repositioned much further aft, meant to improve flight deck access while reducing signature and electronic self-interference.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Morant’s status has been repositioned toward playing.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Delta Air Lines expects to fly its normal Caribbean schedule on Sunday, with possible schedule adjustments as airline resources are repositioned.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositioned
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Administrators with the Fort Worth Independent School District informed families on Wednesday night of the update to the school’s closure, citing structural issues at the district’s nearby Montessori campus that require those students to be relocated to De Zavala’s building.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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In late 2023, Talcott relocated from Windsor to downtown Hartford with the insurer noting that its decision was partly based on the amenities the city had to offer.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kamara was removed from the post late last year, accused by the environment minister of failing to address the encroachment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Duplicates in which the same defendants had separate cases before a magistrate judge and a district judge were removed.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Accepting the award, Yeoh moved the audience with an emotional speech reflecting on her career.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mission was moved from United Launch Alliance to speed up launch (ULA gets a future launch in exchange).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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If the robot learns to pick up a bottle in an exact position and the bottle is shifted slightly, a system that only imitates will repeat the original gesture and fail.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Other concerns, Corrado notes, include the chance that an extremely sensitive DNA test could generate a DNA profile of someone who was never at a crime scene but whose DNA was transferred there by a family member or through other innocent means.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Repositioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioned. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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