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  • verb Present participle of reposition.
  • noun The act by which something is repositioned.

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  • noun the act of placing in a new position

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Examples

  • WOODRUFF: Miles, we're being told by the FAA now that this was what they call a repositioning flight, where they were moving the plane from one location to another.

    CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2003 2003

  • It did not provide details, but said the fund would thus help provide "the basis for the medium-term repositioning of the group."

    Market News GEIR MOULSON 2008

  • In order to put our forces close to every hot spot or danger area in this newly discovered arc of instability, the Pentagon has been proposing -- this is usually called "repositioning" -- many new bases, including at least four and perhaps as many as six permanent ones in Iraq.

    Peace, order and good government, eh?: January 2004 Archives 2004

  • And with the whole idea of healthy snacking really coming to the forefront around that time, we came up with the idea of repositioning Craisins as a healthy snack alternative.

    Ocean Spray's Secrets Of Co-op Success 2010

  • And with the whole idea of healthy snacking really coming to the forefront around that time, we came up with the idea of repositioning Craisins as a healthy snack alternative.

    Ocean Spray's Secrets Of Co-op Success 2010

  • Fall is the perfect time to book a so-called repositioning cruise, and thereby bag one of the biggest bargains in the travel industry.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • Company's strategic repositioning, which is beginning to generate the economies of scale that efficiently leverage its operations and allows it to deliver positive operating results.

    Multiband to Present at the Craig-Hallum Capital Group 2010 Alpha Select Conference - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Dionne, who counterprograms all the simplistic garbage we keep hearing from commentators about Obama's alleged "repositioning" with a subtle, nuanced, and accurate portrayal of what he is actually doing:

    The Morning Plum Greg Sargent 2011

  • I'm sure that Harris, who wrote a very careful book about Bill Clinton that didn't rely on overly simplistic bromides about his "repositioning," and understands the compexity of the forces motivating presidents, could explain this better than I could.

    VandeHarris give away the game Greg Sargent 2011

  • The response from Comcast Vice President Madison Bond, as related by Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon, was chilling: Comcast would consider "repositioning" Tennis Channel only if Tennis Channel offered Comcast a financial "incentive."

    Art Brodsky: Will Comcast's "Racquet-eers" Put the Squeeze on the Net? Art Brodsky 2010

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