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relocated vs moved

Both 'relocated' and 'moved' are correct and commonly used in English. 'Relocated' implies a more formal or official move, while 'moved' is a more general term. The choice between the two depends on the context and formality of the situation.

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relocated

The term 'relocated' is correct and commonly used in English, especially in formal contexts.

Use 'relocated' when referring to a formal or official move of a person or thing to a new place.

Examples:

The company relocated its headquarters to a new city.
After the flood, the residents were relocated to temporary shelters.
The museum has been relocated to a historic building downtown.

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Fired, relocated or just up and quit.
I relocated government personnel to the library annex.
I should've been consulted before she was relocated.
I know, you've been relocated.
My family and I were relocated to a camp built by Merrick.
Perhaps, because they've relocated to Sleepy Hollow.
I relocated to your lovely country two months ago.
We've relocated all the officers, making it look routine.
Now, maybe he retired or got relocated or...
After your arrest, I relocated Louise and Declan.
Looks like Yanavich relocated to Miami Beach after he retired.
Three days after I relocated them with new identities, they vanished.
I just relocated to the Sacramento area.
Everyone's being relocated to another hotel.
Within a few days, they're relocated on a similar planet without ever realizing it.
According to Starfleet Intelligence Chancellor Gowron has relocated Klingon military headquarters to Ty'Gokor.
I'm back, I've relocated my business here.
No, the precinct has been relocated.
The station isn't here. It's being relocated.
Apparently, he's relocated to Maryland.

Alternatives:

transferred
moved to a new location
shifted
repositioned
changed residence

moved

The term 'moved' is correct and commonly used in English in various contexts.

Use 'moved' in a general sense to indicate the action of changing one's place or position.

Examples:

We moved to a new house last month.
The cat moved quickly across the room.
She moved her office to the other side of the building.

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I reorganized accounts, moved money.
That refrigerator's been moved a lot.
Animals must be moved with care.
But her words have moved millions.
He was incredibly moved by my quest.
Plus lividity indicates the body was moved.
They moved him to S.T.A.R. Labs.
We just moved people with art.
We moved offices over the weekend.
It seems FULCRUM has moved their operation underground.
Ariel meeting is moved to Wednesday.
- Johnny Depp moved to France.
Last minute got moved to tomorrow.
My psychic Tami moved to Arizona.
Whoever did this moved his body.
Tara just moved here from Vancouver.
His parents moved the family back east.
We moved here in early fall.
I moved across country for you.
With Lavinia, the disease moved like lightning.

Alternatives:

relocated
shifted
transferred
changed residence
repositioned

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