relocate
verb (used with object)
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location.
were relocating
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past progressiveof relocate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When The Associated Press met Ali and his family last year, they were relocating because of incessant rain that had flooded their island home.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
More than a third said they were relocating operations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Many technology companies were relocating to the west of the country, fleeing the Russian advance, Mr Veselovskyi told BBC News.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2022
Mr. Eakin, 36, concluded the staff was a benefit, based on the intentions of the prior owners, who were relocating to their recently purchased grand cru estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2016
Once the new hospital opened, Mrs. Anderson told her one day, the offices of the government doctors were relocating.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
