as in to move
to change the place or position of
those volumes have been relocated to the second floor of the library
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Recent Examples of relocate
In 2001, rising production costs and stagnant retail prices forced Ohio Art to relocate Etch A Sketch manufacturing to China.
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The cuts on Friday have affected the State Department’s Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) office, which was tasked with relocating Afghan allies who had worked for or with the U.S. government in Afghanistan.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 11 July 2025
By then, the Ramsey County attorney’s offices had already moved out of the building’s other retail spaces and relocated to a former Ecolab utility building on the same street.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
The Fund for the Arts sold the building due to evolving work patterns and will relocate to the Metro United Way building.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The cuts on Friday have affected the State Department’s Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) office, which was tasked with relocating Afghan allies who had worked for or with the U.S. government in Afghanistan.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 11 July 2025
By then, the Ramsey County attorney’s offices had already moved out of the building’s other retail spaces and relocated to a former Ecolab utility building on the same street.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
The Fund for the Arts sold the building due to evolving work patterns and will relocate to the Metro United Way building.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
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Neither of these steps will be easy: Hezbollah is under pressure from Lebanese officials and continues to suffer Israeli bombardment, and the new Syrian government, which is consolidating control over its territory, is hostile to Iran and has begun moving closer to Israel.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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Through the soil created by centuries of decomposing plant life, through rocks ground down by shifting rivers and slowly moving mountains.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Advertisement The Prime Minister’s remarks echoed a growing sentiment within his far-right coalition, where calls to permanently remove Palestinians from Gaza have become more open in recent months.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 July 2025
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Machado, now 21 months removed from elbow surgery, is batting .293, 13 percentage points above his career average.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Osorio-Piedra will now be held without bond in the Detention Center until he can be transferred to the state Department of Corrections.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Doyle started his college career at Coastal Carolina before transferring to Mississippi for his sophomore year and then on to Tennessee.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The music industry organization certified that another 16 million singles by the country artist have been shifted in the U.S. — a sum that includes both pure purchases and streaming activity, which the RIAA adopted into its methodology some years ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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When talking to your child, shift the tone to reflect on their experience.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
14 July 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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