dislocating

verb

Definition of dislocatingnext
present participle of dislocate
1
as in relocating
to change the place or position of dislocated his shoulder in the accident

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2
as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocating
  1. relocating
  2. disrupting
  3. removing
  4. shuffling
  5. shifting
  6. disturbing
  7. transferring
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  • Since then, The Rising moved to a stadium near Wildhorse Pass on the Gila River Indian Community, before relocating again to a stadium at 38th and Washington streets in Phoenix on the site of the old dog track.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These include starting a new team, relocating an existing team in another market, or elevating the Phoenix Rising from a lower league and admitting it as an MLS expansion team.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of relocating
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  • Protests keep disrupting life in Dhaka, the capital.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mass deportations and reductions in legal immigration could lead to significant labor shortages, disrupting productivity and economic stability.
    Solange Charas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of disrupting
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  • The front requires the extra task of removing the headlamp first and then reattaching it after installing the rack.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of the Wild King Nights, Pines was responsible for cleaning hotel rooms or rooms where the events took place and removing evidence of drugs, removing bodily stains like blood and urine from furniture and sheets, and packing away all items used.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of removing
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  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
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  • Well, 2024 seems to have been a very busy year for the OECD and the OECD inclusive framework base erosion and profit shifting in terms of implementation of these two pillars.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • About halfway through the year, the El Niño pattern faded, slowly shifting towards La Niña conditions, which are expected to begin early next year.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shifting
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  • The dread-fueling 1974 horror classic follows a group of sorority girls who become victims of grisly murders over Christmas break after receiving a series of disturbing phone calls.
    Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The horrifying scene was captured on disturbing video obtained by The News.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbing
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  • Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.
    Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferring
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