as in relocated
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 repositioned
Their visit followed reports that the Pentagon had repositioned ten F-35 fighter jets to the island amid escalating tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
And there have been subtle signs in recent years that India has gradually repositioned itself more toward the United States and Europe.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Swift repositioned her music, gained more control over her content, and signalled the future direction the business would take.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Later, after the boat was repositioned, Conrad went in next with an underwater scooter.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The fridge slide gets repositioned to the right-side hatch, which won't be as convenient when preparing meals but should prompt fun games like over-trailer veggie toss.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Popeyes has now repositioned the product as a game-day option meant to boost shareability and repeat visits during football season, which is historically a period when quick-service chains pursue promotional offers and limited-time menu refreshes to drive traffic.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Palmer’s withdrawal at half-time prompted a reshuffle, and Estevao was repositioned as the No 10 in his stead.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Cisco Systems, long anchored in its networking hardware business—selling routers, switches, and other infrastructure products—has repositioned itself to meet surging enterprise demand for AI infrastructure.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
And there have been subtle signs in recent years that India has gradually repositioned itself more toward the United States and Europe.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Swift repositioned her music, gained more control over her content, and signalled the future direction the business would take.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Later, after the boat was repositioned, Conrad went in next with an underwater scooter.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The fridge slide gets repositioned to the right-side hatch, which won't be as convenient when preparing meals but should prompt fun games like over-trailer veggie toss.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Popeyes has now repositioned the product as a game-day option meant to boost shareability and repeat visits during football season, which is historically a period when quick-service chains pursue promotional offers and limited-time menu refreshes to drive traffic.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Palmer’s withdrawal at half-time prompted a reshuffle, and Estevao was repositioned as the No 10 in his stead.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Cisco Systems, long anchored in its networking hardware business—selling routers, switches, and other infrastructure products—has repositioned itself to meet surging enterprise demand for AI infrastructure.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositioned
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In 2010, Crémieux relocated its offices and showroom to New York City and starting in 2014, the company began opening stores globally, with locations in New York City, Palm Beach, Bal Harbour, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Capri and London.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Most of them — 69 people — were relocated to emergency shelters, while 22 others were placed in some form of permanent housing.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1877, John Woodward Jenkins moved with his family from Elburg, Illinois, to Leavenworth in search of musical opportunities.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Zibanejad shifted to wing and looked revived while playing alongside Miller.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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After launch, the team transferred control of the Switchblade from a user in the MQ-9A’s ground control station to a user on the ground nearer the operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Repositioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioned. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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