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
Raising prices strategically—by bundling products, adding value through services, or repositioning premium offerings—can help maintain customer loyalty.
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
If the heaviness around the eyes is due to brow descent, where the eyebrows have lowered over time and caused the upper eyelids to appear hooded, a forehead lift can help reposition the brows to a more youthful height.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Many are repositioning sailings with more sea days than a typical cruise, Feldman said, and may come at a cheaper rate.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Blaydes is currently ranked fifth in the UFC's official heavyweight rankings, and is looking to pick up a crucial victory to reposition himself for a shot at one of the men ranked ahead of him.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
If the heaviness around the eyes is due to brow descent, where the eyebrows have lowered over time and caused the upper eyelids to appear hooded, a forehead lift can help reposition the brows to a more youthful height.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Many are repositioning sailings with more sea days than a typical cruise, Feldman said, and may come at a cheaper rate.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Blaydes is currently ranked fifth in the UFC's official heavyweight rankings, and is looking to pick up a crucial victory to reposition himself for a shot at one of the men ranked ahead of him.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
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In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Two years earlier, her employer had sold his house in Brentwood, California, and relocated to Wellington.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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This termination policy subjected tribal nations and reservation lands to state jurisdiction and relocated at least 200,000 Native people from tribal lands to urban centers.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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The joys of not making an announcement is that Apple has the wiggle room to move things up to and including the release date, so things could change.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The deportees were then transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as Cecot, the largest prison in the Americas.—
Merlin Delcid,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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With the usual caveat that lots can change in politics and the list could, and almost certainly will, shift dramatically the deeper Trump’s second administration goes.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Instead, Outback will shift to setting consistently low prices.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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