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
Verb
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The implant was allegedly moved when Niven, 34, elbowed Nikki mid-fight.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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For business leaders, this means moving beyond departmental AI initiatives to embrace customer experience as your primary competitive battlefield.—
Nitin Badjatia,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the spring, Trump sought to remove board members Rothman, Laura Ross and Diane Kaplan.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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This article was updated with additional context and to remove a reference of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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According to Visa and Artemis, over $35 trillion in stablecoins were transferred in the last 12 months, more than Visa and Mastercard combined.—
Kjartan Rist,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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On day four, she and some of the other women were finally transferred out.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Since the 2000s, Fox's focus has shifted from acting to working tirelessly toward a cure for Parkinson’s after being diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Their deadline outlook has seemingly shifted in the last couple of weeks due to the resurgence.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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