relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt 
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
relocated; relocating; relocates
: to locate again : establish or lay out in a new place
: to move to a new location
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Examples of relocate in a Sentence
He relocated to Los Angeles for his new job.
How can we convince more businesses to relocate to this city?
The company decided to relocate its headquarters.
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Middle-class Americans had flocked to the suburbs for two generations, and by the 1990s, even major corporations were relocating their headquarters to the outskirts.
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Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The sequel would have focused on the family, which added a baby boy, relocating to the midwest so Cam could pursue his dream of being a college football coach.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
When a set of tortuous toughs relocate to the neighborhood, his temperament shifts and the scenes increasingly unravel the inner workings of his shaken psyche.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
The auction house in Paris relocated this year to the former home of the historic Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in the 8th arrondissement.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The sequel would have focused on the family, which added a baby boy, relocating to the midwest so Cam could pursue his dream of being a college football coach.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
When a set of tortuous toughs relocate to the neighborhood, his temperament shifts and the scenes increasingly unravel the inner workings of his shaken psyche.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
The auction house in Paris relocated this year to the former home of the historic Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in the 8th arrondissement.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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relocate
verb
re·lo·cate
(ˈ)rē-ˈlō-ˌkāt
ˌrē-lō-ˈkāt
1
: to locate again
2
: to move to a new location
relocate a factory
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