as in relocates
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 repositions
Acting in a movie involves a lot of waiting around, too—as the crew repositions cameras and adjusts the lighting, among other things—and those lulls provided me with plenty of time to feel queasy with anxiety.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Speculation is that Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone and Brad Pitt all owe their revitalized appearance to the procedure that repositions skin and the muscles beneath.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
By moving fluidly between his personal studio space, traditional sonic structures, and participatory environments, Togar repositions sound as both a substance and a form of social mobilization.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The patient is put under anesthesia while a surgeon repositions fragmented bones with plates and screws.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The older woman repositions herself.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
This chunk play against Pitt stands out because of the way Klubnik repositions his base to give himself an extra half-second as the deep post develops.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Speculation is that Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone and Brad Pitt all owe their revitalized appearance to the procedure that repositions skin and the muscles beneath.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
By moving fluidly between his personal studio space, traditional sonic structures, and participatory environments, Togar repositions sound as both a substance and a form of social mobilization.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The patient is put under anesthesia while a surgeon repositions fragmented bones with plates and screws.
—Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The older woman repositions herself.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
This chunk play against Pitt stands out because of the way Klubnik repositions his base to give himself an extra half-second as the deep post develops.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositions
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Under the bill, state incentives would be clawed back if a team relocates its stadium, headquarters or training facility outside of Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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That relocates the blame in the mother.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With a unique two-in-one design, this tool effectively removes any trace of stems, cores, and seeds from both full-size bell peppers and smaller ones like jalapenos.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pine-Sol removes that grime without scratching the appliances.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Each of us moves through a world strewn with figurative mountains and molehills, continually assessing what matters more and what matters less.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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What was a human being a second before is now a head bobbing among the waves as the vessel moves quickly away.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By nudging or priming people with these human-like cues, then that shifts us more into the warmth dimension.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The charter also shifts ACIP’s mission in subtle but important ways, according to Richard Hughes, the AAP’s attorney.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its multi-link operation technology simultaneously transfers data across bands to crush latency, making 8K streaming and cloud gaming feel instantaneous.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to the European Space Agency, Delta V refers to a flight maneuver that transfers a spacecraft from one orbit to another.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Repositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositions. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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