relocation

noun

Definition of relocationnext
as in migration

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  1. migration
  2. dislocation
  3. motion
Noun
  • Researchers have previously identified humpback whales that have swum astray of typical migration patterns.
    Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At 5,000 to 7,000 miles, the migration of gray whales is one of the longest among mammals, according to the American Cetacean Society.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of migration
Noun
  • Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Dollar hyperinflation would create chaos and dislocation across the entire global economy.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dislocation
Noun
  • In open session at 5 p.m., the council will give final approval to a change in council procedures to allow for a motion and second before further consideration of an agenda item.
    Laura Groch Feb. 5, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
  • As the play starts, Demetric Felton Jr. will go in orbit motion to stress the flat of the Ravens.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
Definition of motion
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