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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Xaver relocated to Sebring, a city of roughly 11,000 residents, in 2018 from the South Bend, Indiana area.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Diaz, a film editor, relocates from Los Angeles to the English countryside, while Winslet, a journalist, heads Stateside for the holidays.
—Hannah Daly, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Starting Tuesday, Webster students will relocate to Malibu Elementary School for the rest of the semester.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
The people granted clemency were largely those placed under house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic when prisons across the country relocated thousands of people to home confinement, seeking to curb the spread of the respiratory virus in overcrowded correctional facilities.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Diaz, a film editor, relocates from Los Angeles to the English countryside, while Winslet, a journalist, heads Stateside for the holidays.
—Hannah Daly, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Starting Tuesday, Webster students will relocate to Malibu Elementary School for the rest of the semester.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
The people granted clemency were largely those placed under house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic when prisons across the country relocated thousands of people to home confinement, seeking to curb the spread of the respiratory virus in overcrowded correctional facilities.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Relocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relocate. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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