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
But the administration's objective is to send groups of unauthorized migrants from the U.S. mainland to Guantanamo each day, using military aircraft to airlift and relocate the detainees, the U.S. officials said, requesting anonymity to discuss internal plans that have not been formally announced.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
After a number of years in Mandan, the family relocated to Jamestown, North Dakota, where their daughter, Roxanne was born.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Israel's defense minister is telling the military to prepare to implement President Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
—Ryland Barton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Evil Empire really has relocated to the West Coast.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
After a number of years in Mandan, the family relocated to Jamestown, North Dakota, where their daughter, Roxanne was born.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Israel's defense minister is telling the military to prepare to implement President Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
—Ryland Barton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Evil Empire really has relocated to the West Coast.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
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Besides agriculture, Priam also moves steel, flat deck freight, and various industrial materials, serving manufacturers and suppliers across North America.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The star system could also be moving towards or away from Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The tiny devices were removed from the ferrets after four days in the wild.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Navalny survived an assassination attempt in 2020 before he was arrested in 2021, and was transferred to the maximum security prison in 2023, labeled an extremist, and forced into solitary confinement.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Feb. 2025
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Instead of selling, Clark transferred ownership to his son, James H. Clark, in 1973.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Upon Norma’s death in 2023, Chiefs’ ownership shifted to 25% of each sibling.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Since the launch of the ID product family in 2019, VW has shifted more than 1.35 million ID EVs worldwide, many with the woeful haptic buttons customers have loathed, but which mercifully have now been binned.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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