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
That island was repositioned much further aft, meant to improve flight deck access while reducing signature and electronic self-interference.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Morant’s status has been repositioned toward playing.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Delta Air Lines expects to fly its normal Caribbean schedule on Sunday, with possible schedule adjustments as airline resources are repositioned.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
According to Iran International, missile infrastructure has been repositioned and expanded, with some launch assets reportedly moved to eastern Iran to reduce vulnerability.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Historically known as a content-delivery (CDN) provider, Akamai has recently repositioned itself as an edge-native cloud and AI compute platform, leveraging its global infrastructure footprint to offer lower-latency, lower-cost inference workloads.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Airlines and airport authorities continue to advise passengers to check for real-time updates, anticipate potential lingering delays, and remain prepared for schedule changes as equipment is repositioned and normal traffic resumes.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Wood has already repositioned his own portfolio.
—David Austin, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Dreyer repositioned and fired a low shot past Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Morant’s status has been repositioned toward playing.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Delta Air Lines expects to fly its normal Caribbean schedule on Sunday, with possible schedule adjustments as airline resources are repositioned.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
According to Iran International, missile infrastructure has been repositioned and expanded, with some launch assets reportedly moved to eastern Iran to reduce vulnerability.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Historically known as a content-delivery (CDN) provider, Akamai has recently repositioned itself as an edge-native cloud and AI compute platform, leveraging its global infrastructure footprint to offer lower-latency, lower-cost inference workloads.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Airlines and airport authorities continue to advise passengers to check for real-time updates, anticipate potential lingering delays, and remain prepared for schedule changes as equipment is repositioned and normal traffic resumes.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Wood has already repositioned his own portfolio.
—David Austin, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Dreyer repositioned and fired a low shot past Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repositioned
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Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.—
JAMES HERRERA MONTEREY HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the Armenian genocide, his paternal grandmother’s family moved to Egypt, while his paternal grandfather’s relocated to Syria.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company laid off 50,000 people in 1993, when chip technology evolved and the tech industry moved away from large mainframe computers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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This group also centered focus on AMC and years later moved onto a new class of meme stocks including Opendoor and Kohl's .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The children's father was injured and transferred to a local hospital in Jalalabad, while the bodies of his wife and the children -- three boys and three girls between the ages of 4 and 15 -- were pulled from the rubble.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cornish is currently incarcerated at the jail in Canyon County, but will be transferred to one of the state’s prisons to begin serving his lifetime sentence.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Repositioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repositioned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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