relocate

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt How to pronounce relocate (audio)
Definition of relocatenext
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 McCain’s comments come just a few days after it was reported that Harry, Markle and their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, would be relocating back to the United Kingdom after six years in California. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 Village and township residents and officials have protested the nondestructive hydro-excavation business’s plan to relocate from Channahon to about 38 acres on 159th Street in Homer Township. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The Crandon Park Tennis Center on Key Biscayne, home of the Miami Open for three decades before the tournament relocated to Hard Rock Stadium, is under new leadership. — Michelle Kaufman august 20, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2019, with the Ricoh dispute unresolved, Coventry were forced to relocate again to Birmingham City’s stadium. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relocate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocate
  1. move
  2. remove
  3. transfer
  4. shift
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  • The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of move
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  • Merck and Moderna have several large trials under way in non-small cell lung cancers that have been surgically removed.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.
    — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • In true Richards’ fashion, of course, Kyle transfers her distress into throwing yet another one of her overwrought white parties, whose guest list is filled with a caravan of beloved names in the Bravo-verse.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Daniels later pleaded guilty to assault and was shipped off to prison, but shortly before he was released in early 2018, he was transferred to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City and signed up for a prison college course.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of transfer
Verb
  • This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.
    — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Rather, this is a dangerous, shape-shifting synthetic entity that ravaged their entire planet.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shift

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