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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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.—
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Karl Mitchell is speaking with PEOPLE after officials in Nevada seized his seven tigers on Wednesday Comments Authorities in Nevada removed seven tigers from a residence in Parumph early Wednesday morning.—
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After obtaining the snake, Narellan Snake Catchers relocated and released the animal in a less populated location.—
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Two years earlier, her employer had sold his house in Brentwood, California, and relocated to Wellington.—
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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.—
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She was again moved at 4 a.m. on March 26 to Burlington, Vermont, before she was finally transferred to the ICE detention center in Basile.—
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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.—
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Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.—
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Marriotts Ridge shifted its defense in the later stages of the second quarter to shut down Mt. Hebron's offense and rally for the win.—
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In the business world, in particular, many companies shifted operations from fully on-site work models to remote and hybrid work models.—
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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