RELOCATES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

relocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of relocate

as in removes

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 relocates Desperate to rebuild her life, Maya relocates to Alaska, where she is partnered with Detective Joanna Doyle (Winnick), an accomplished officer carrying the weight of her own devastating past. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Without that owner, consolidation just relocates the chaos into a single box. — Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The Connecticut Sun, which moved from Orlando to Connecticut to play at the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003, are playing their final game Thursday night before the franchise relocates to Houston next season. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 The Indonesian film relocates the central romance to a setting and cultural backdrop specific to Indonesia while retaining what the studio describes as the emotional core of the original. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 The agency euthanizes or relocates bears that have been hit by vehicles, attacked humans, entered homes or are suffering from poor health, state wildlife officials said. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 Sleepless in Seattle follows widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks), who relocates to Seattle with his young son Jonah (Ross Malinger). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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Therefore, the researchers' anode not only removes a toxic contaminant but also reduces the energy needed to produce hydrogen at the cathode, increasing the system's overall hydrogen-production efficiency.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Endurance testing Heating the material triggers a chemical reaction that removes loose chlorine ions and forms strong bonds between indium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of removes

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As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Their goal was for the album to tell a story of radicalization, following a protagonist who shifts from complacency to an awareness of injustice and institutional oppression, and ultimately resolves to act against it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
This then shifts the star’s color away from the more typical orange, white, and blue.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifts

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Kaufman-Renn joins a KU big man group that includes returnee Paul Mbiya, transfers Christian Reeves and Keanu Dawes, and freshman Davion Adkins.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Knowing that an acquisition transfers total control in these areas is imperative.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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