relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt 
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
relocated; relocating; relocates
: to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
: to move to a new location
Examples of relocate in a Sentence
He relocated to Los Angeles for his new job.
How can we convince more businesses to relocate to this city?
The company decided to relocate its headquarters.
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Multinational players such as PwC, Deloitte, Lenovo, and Siemens Energy have already relocated leadership operations from Dubai and other hubs to Riyadh.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The New York school said that the Mary McFadden fashion archive has officially relocated to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus in the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
For a while, it’s felt like Prince Harry’s decision to relocate to the US didn’t have anything to do with love for his country or even his family, but with a desire to keep his family safe.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
The prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, said the country has taken precautionary measures to minimize the impact of a Category 5 storm, such as relocating residents to safety and organizing recovery efforts.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The New York school said that the Mary McFadden fashion archive has officially relocated to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus in the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
For a while, it’s felt like Prince Harry’s decision to relocate to the US didn’t have anything to do with love for his country or even his family, but with a desire to keep his family safe.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
The prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, said the country has taken precautionary measures to minimize the impact of a Category 5 storm, such as relocating residents to safety and organizing recovery efforts.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˈ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
1
: to locate again
2
: to move to a new location
relocate a factory
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