as in relocating
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 repositioning
Musk has sought to shift the company’s focus from affordable EVs to robotaxis and humanoid robots, repositioning the automaker as an AI and robotics powerhouse.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Atlas responds to unexpected challenges mid-task, like adjusting when a box lid is closed or repositioning items on the fly – and can readjust itself.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Lee, of course, has been repositioning our world — always to provocative effect — for close to four decades.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
White House officials and their proxies on the outside have been shameless in repositioning the goalposts so that Trump could declare a win no matter the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Upon his arrival at Valentino, Venturini restructured the company’s organization and focused on repositioning the brand as an Italian maison de couture, which meant, for example, closing sister brand Red Valentino.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
Our findings suggest that the valid knowledge of earlier scientists has since faded or been replaced, repositioning moose as ecological outsiders.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Meta has been aggressively repositioning itself as a key AI company rather than a social media company.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Atlas responds to unexpected challenges mid-task, like adjusting when a box lid is closed or repositioning items on the fly – and can readjust itself.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Lee, of course, has been repositioning our world — always to provocative effect — for close to four decades.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
White House officials and their proxies on the outside have been shameless in repositioning the goalposts so that Trump could declare a win no matter the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Upon his arrival at Valentino, Venturini restructured the company’s organization and focused on repositioning the brand as an Italian maison de couture, which meant, for example, closing sister brand Red Valentino.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
Our findings suggest that the valid knowledge of earlier scientists has since faded or been replaced, repositioning moose as ecological outsiders.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Meta has been aggressively repositioning itself as a key AI company rather than a social media company.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositioning
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The Rise of Erewhon Erewhon’s origin story began in the 1960s as a humble natural foods shop in Boston, Massachusetts, before relocating and rebranding into a California-only empire of 11 locations.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bugner fought for 32 years, ending his career in 1999 before relocating to Australia.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Woolen was running stride-for-stride with Pearsall but misplayed the ball and slowed down while the second-year wideout kept moving forward.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Globe’s decision to stand by McCarthy is the latest in a series of indications that newsroom culture is shifting radically to match this backlash moment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This approach reduces the risks associated with handling and transferring sensitive data across borders.—
Chidambaram Bhat,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Han recommends wrapping cut onions tightly in plastic wrap or transferring them to an airtight container to store in the fridge.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Repositioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioning. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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