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
Raising prices strategically—by bundling products, adding value through services, or repositioning premium offerings—can help maintain customer loyalty.
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
If the heaviness around the eyes is due to brow descent, where the eyebrows have lowered over time and caused the upper eyelids to appear hooded, a forehead lift can help reposition the brows to a more youthful height.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Many are repositioning sailings with more sea days than a typical cruise, Feldman said, and may come at a cheaper rate.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Blaydes is currently ranked fifth in the UFC's official heavyweight rankings, and is looking to pick up a crucial victory to reposition himself for a shot at one of the men ranked ahead of him.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
If the heaviness around the eyes is due to brow descent, where the eyebrows have lowered over time and caused the upper eyelids to appear hooded, a forehead lift can help reposition the brows to a more youthful height.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Many are repositioning sailings with more sea days than a typical cruise, Feldman said, and may come at a cheaper rate.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Blaydes is currently ranked fifth in the UFC's official heavyweight rankings, and is looking to pick up a crucial victory to reposition himself for a shot at one of the men ranked ahead of him.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reposition
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McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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At various points in the episode, Ms. Huang completes her fellowship and prepares to be relocated to another Lumon facility, Dylan resigns out of despair over never getting to live the life his outie has, and Burt encourages Outie Irving to get out of town before Lumon can hurt him.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump in February said all the Palestinians living in Gaza should be relocated into other Middle East countries, while the U.S. develops the territory.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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But the Supreme Court is increasingly skeptical of regulatory power and curbed that authority in June 2024, ruling against the Biden administration and moving the interpretation of laws back squarely toward the courts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The deportees were then transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as Cecot, the largest prison in the Americas.—
Merlin Delcid,
CNN,
23 Mar. 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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New York New York shifted toward Trump last year, but 61 percent of residents still disapprove of him as of March 27.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reposition. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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