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
This year’s emphasis on Go-Go arrives at a moment when legacy regional genres are increasingly being repositioned within national and global festival circuits.
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Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The canvas tarp was later repositioned to cover the entire scaffolding, fully blocking views of the sign by the time the sun came up.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Airlines are always making changes up until the boarding door closes, like adding off-duty crew members who need to be repositioned and allowing standby passengers to board planes that aren’t sold out.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
As part of the final phase of the One Kenmore Square redevelopment, the iconic sign will be reconstructed and repositioned 30 feet higher and 120 feet to the east.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
The companies that manage this well have repositioned it as a strategic capability—one that actively reallocates production, manages exposure across geographies and defends margin.
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Catherine Nekavand,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Investigators discovered the cameras were repositioned on two different occasions and accessed multiple times that were timestamped, the outlet reported.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
In this arrangement, liberal arts education is increasingly repositioned around technical adaptation, workforce responsiveness, and industry-facing forms of applied knowledge.
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Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The canvas tarp was later repositioned to cover the entire scaffolding, fully blocking views of the sign by the time the sun came up.
—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Airlines are always making changes up until the boarding door closes, like adding off-duty crew members who need to be repositioned and allowing standby passengers to board planes that aren’t sold out.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
As part of the final phase of the One Kenmore Square redevelopment, the iconic sign will be reconstructed and repositioned 30 feet higher and 120 feet to the east.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
The companies that manage this well have repositioned it as a strategic capability—one that actively reallocates production, manages exposure across geographies and defends margin.
—
Catherine Nekavand,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Investigators discovered the cameras were repositioned on two different occasions and accessed multiple times that were timestamped, the outlet reported.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
In this arrangement, liberal arts education is increasingly repositioned around technical adaptation, workforce responsiveness, and industry-facing forms of applied knowledge.
—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositioned
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Fish and Game urges people to report bear problems to the agency early on to increase the likelihood that the animals can be removed and relocated.
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And all the farm animals — several types, including goats, alpacas, pigs and others — that rescuers removed from the property have been relocated to Humane Farming Association’s Suwanna Ranch in Elk Creek, about 100 miles south of Redding.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.
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Guests were moved to nearby hotels.
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While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.
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But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
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Immigration advocates and lawyers said the hurricane season is just an excuse and not the real reason why the detainees have been transferred.
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Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.
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“Repositioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioned. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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