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
The state began to renovate it into a minimum-security prison but instead chose to relocate the MSP Training Academy to the site.
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Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The three-time divorced mother of five relocated from Hawaii’s Big Island to Texas Hill Country, between Austin and San Antonio, last year.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The store will relocate from 42nd and Noland and is expected to open in late 2027.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Six close contacts, including fellow missionaries and his wife, have been relocated to Germany for monitoring.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The three-time divorced mother of five relocated from Hawaii’s Big Island to Texas Hill Country, between Austin and San Antonio, last year.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The store will relocate from 42nd and Noland and is expected to open in late 2027.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Six close contacts, including fellow missionaries and his wife, have been relocated to Germany for monitoring.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
Verb
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The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The Raiders had their worst season since moving to Las Vegas last year.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The attorney general will pick who disburses money from the fund and the president can remove any of those people, according to the DOJ.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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This was the era of decolonization, when nation-states delivered one-third of humanity from the humiliation of imperial rule, restoring political autonomy and dignity where they had long been removed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The bright spots Saturday, at least in the early stages, was the play of the Evans defense, new quarterback Will Jackson and transfer running backs O’Ryan Hartfield, from Ocoee, and Davion Williams, from Poinciana.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The sentiment transfers well to potato salad.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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But even more than this, contemporary Russian literature has fallen prey to the shifting norms of cultural consumption.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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First, in terms of travel distance, European tourists may shift from long-haul trips to shorter journeys.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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