as in to remove
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 reposition
Half a year is probably the best case to reposition something.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has stressed the president is serious about tariffs and trying to reposition the U.S. in the global economy beyond trade reliance.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This means being able to quickly reposition satellites in orbit, or being able to launch spacecraft on accelerated timelines.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has stressed the president is serious about tariffs and trying to reposition the U.S. in the global economy beyond trade reliance.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
This means being able to quickly reposition satellites in orbit, or being able to launch spacecraft on accelerated timelines.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
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Quantum internet removes that risk by ensuring only the sender and receiver can read a message, so not even the hosting platform can access it.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The walls were blank; administrators had recently removed art work depicting eight female activists, including Angela Davis, the Marxist prison abolitionist, and Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American Black Power activist.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The main interior difference is a spacious main salon made larger by relocating the bulky and imposing HVAC trunk (the main technical passageway for air that on previous models took up much of the formal dining area) to the exterior.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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But with Pokrovsk itself heavily defended and the military supplies previously situated there largely relocated, Russia’s main effort in the area could be to push westward, rather than north.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Our reporters talk to each other and move around candidates from one category to another.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to Nature, the findings offer the first evidence for squirrels transferring the virus to primates.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Revell said the suspect will need a significant amount of time to recover from his injuries after which he'll be transferred to a detention facility.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Also worth noting: The back panels can shift to accommodate double-ended dildos.—
Malia Griggs,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025
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Not just as a matter of technical FX movement, but as a signal of political ambition, shifting global sentiment, and increasing systemic risk.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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