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
This means being able to quickly reposition satellites in orbit, or being able to launch spacecraft on accelerated timelines.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The building was repositioned as a modern, flexible, and sustainable office space featuring LEED Platinum certification.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Through her work in repositioning the campaign, it was featured in several major publications and a bill was pushed through the US Congress to positively impact maternal health in the country.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Facing perennial budget challenges, Citron began trying to reposition the center’s work to contribute to the growing pool of networked, global data that would power the new, intensively legislative phase of the environmental movement.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The building was repositioned as a modern, flexible, and sustainable office space featuring LEED Platinum certification.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Through her work in repositioning the campaign, it was featured in several major publications and a bill was pushed through the US Congress to positively impact maternal health in the country.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
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Following the act of protest, the referee of the University of Maryland match -- which was not an NCAA tournament -- issued a black card to Turner, removing her from the competition.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether or not South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state's Medicaid program.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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By 2019, Mush had relocated to Chicago and was pulling in $5 million in annual sales.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But with Pokrovsk itself heavily defended and the military supplies previously situated there largely relocated, Russia’s main effort in the area could be to push westward, rather than north.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Life Time is moving forward on plans to expand into Idaho.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
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Officials eventually rescued all those who had been in the boat, detained them and transferred them to Border Patrol custody, the complaint said.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 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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Focus will now shift to international reporting requirements, most notably the European Union’s impact on U.S. businesses, and states like California and Colorado that are considering their own reporting mandates.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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