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
Leading the charge is CMO Kim Storin, an experienced marketer who joined the company in April, and who led the marketing for repositioning efforts at AMD and IBM.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 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
Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 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 original series was set and shot on the beaches of Los Angeles County for the first nine seasons before relocating to Hawaii for the last two.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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After relocating to be closer to extended family, those relationships became an anchor in her daily life.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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De Sanctis was armed with Q-tips, glue, isopropyl alcohol, lemon oil, and eucalyptus oil (handy for removing any adhesive residue from the surface of a film); a separate room, devoted to slowing or reversing chemical deterioration, gave me an odd sense of having wandered into a witch’s kitchen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The find was reported to the Sapporo Museum Activity Center, and a research team then spent the better part of a decade carefully removing the bones from the sediment.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Former Arkansas head coach and current offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino will reportedly become the interim head coach at Arkansas moving forward, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fading from an emerald green up front to a Prince-like purple, the shades represent the shifting moods that inspired the sneaker.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Sep. 2025
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The findings highlight a shifting landscape of political violence, marked by growing leftist activity and waning threats from right-wing groups.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martinez spent four seasons as the starting quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers before transferring to Kansas State for his final collegiate season in 2022.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Repositioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioning. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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