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
Lead singer Dougy Mandagi packed up and moved to Berlin, surrounding himself in the city’s groundbreaking electronic music culture before relocating to Indonesia, his home country.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
By combining these insights, HGTV highlights smaller cities where people are actively relocating and building long-term lives.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In its request, the city argues the remaining emails have not been officially released and are protected under the Texas Homeland Security Act, as well as state laws governing confidentiality during negotiations with businesses considering relocating or staying in Dallas.
—Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
With the move to Utah, about 260 Forest Service positions currently located in Washington are expected to relocate, and 130 workers will stay put, the agency said.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
By combining these insights, HGTV highlights smaller cities where people are actively relocating and building long-term lives.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In its request, the city argues the remaining emails have not been officially released and are protected under the Texas Homeland Security Act, as well as state laws governing confidentiality during negotiations with businesses considering relocating or staying in Dallas.
—Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
With the move to Utah, about 260 Forest Service positions currently located in Washington are expected to relocate, and 130 workers will stay put, the agency said.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
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Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In March 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to have Swalwell removed from the House Intelligence Committee over his contact with Fang, citing the same interactions now at the center of Patel's file review.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At safety, Panthers fans surely shed a tear when true-freshman star Jessiah McGrew transferred to Arizona State.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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And in late February, just as attention began to shift away from Gaza, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran—a potentially epochal war that may end up dividing Jewish Americans no less than the Gaza war did, particularly if the conflict drags on and casualties mount.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yainer Diaz softly grounded a first-pitch fastball, but toward an opening in the Angels’ shifted infield for a two-run single.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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