as in to remove
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 reposition
Half a year is probably the best case to reposition something.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has stressed the president is serious about tariffs and trying to reposition the U.S. in the global economy beyond trade reliance.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This means being able to quickly reposition satellites in orbit, or being able to launch spacecraft on accelerated timelines.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has stressed the president is serious about tariffs and trying to reposition the U.S. in the global economy beyond trade reliance.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This means being able to quickly reposition satellites in orbit, or being able to launch spacecraft on accelerated timelines.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
Verb
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However, after this portion’s absence from the livestream was noted by NME, the group noted that this instance wasn’t the only part of their set that was removed from the broadcast.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Apr. 2025
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Teams take pride in removing emotion from decisions and loathe making moves that can be interpreted as reactionary.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The couple relocated to the Eastern Shore two years ago.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Boca Raton parks and recreation officials are looking to improve and update the city’s parks by analyzing the existing parks to determine what changes are needed the most and where to relocate some of the city’s current facilities.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, which is generally the last phase of development before a company submits the potential treatment to government regulators for approval.—
Time,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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Our reporters talk to each other and move around candidates from one category to another.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to Nature, the findings offer the first evidence for squirrels transferring the virus to primates.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Revell said the suspect will need a significant amount of time to recover from his injuries after which he'll be transferred to a detention facility.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the operations location changes, such mobile buildings can be relocated or reconfigured to accommodate shifting project needs.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Also worth noting: The back panels can shift to accommodate double-ended dildos.—
Malia Griggs,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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