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as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage
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as in to relegate
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover
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Recent Examples of displace
They felt called to do something as the Syrian Civil War displaced an increasing number of people around them.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
The Asheville area was devastated in September by Hurricane Helene, with thousands of people displaced and businesses destroyed or temporarily closed.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Funding shortages are leading to rapidly deteriorating conditions in displacement sites across Port-au-Prince with may of those who have been displaced living dangerously close to areas with active fighting.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
By the end of 2023, 47.3 million children had been displaced by conflict and violence.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
The Asheville area was devastated in September by Hurricane Helene, with thousands of people displaced and businesses destroyed or temporarily closed.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Funding shortages are leading to rapidly deteriorating conditions in displacement sites across Port-au-Prince with may of those who have been displaced living dangerously close to areas with active fighting.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
By the end of 2023, 47.3 million children had been displaced by conflict and violence.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displace
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They were also barred from installing any software on SSA devices and ordered to remove any such software installed since the beginning of the Trump administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each of those originals have offensive depictions of non-white characters (like the Siamese cats in Lady and the crows in Dumbo), and each of their 2019 remakes rightfully remove those depictions.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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She was relegated to the cheap seats because her vote was needed to keep Johnson wedded to the gavel.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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For years, there’s been a stereotype that virtual assistants (VAs) are relegated to simple tasks like scheduling meetings or responding to routine emails.—
Pranav Dalal,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Allow the carpet to dry Let the carpet dry completely before walking on it or replacing furniture.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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The grant would have allowed Butte to replace hazardous dead trees, while also staffing up the urban forestry department.—
Eva Tesfaye,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Manafort was a former fixer for Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who attempted to thwart Ukrainians’ desire to join Europe only to be deposed by the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and forced to flee to Moscow in 2014.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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During Friday's hearing, Fink cleared the way for Kelly’s wife, Wanda, to be deposed for another 90 minutes by state prosecutors.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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But that's just one of many reasons to visit, retire, or relocate to Tallahassee.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
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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For many parts of the U.S., banishing cars simply isn’t realistic in the absence of comprehensive public transportation and high-density redesigns that often lack political or taxpayer backing.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Patrick, born Roman, raised Welsh, and famously credited with banishing snakes from Ireland (a reptilian issue geology had resolved millennia before) dominates the global imagination.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In November 2024, a superseding indictment was unsealed in a Brooklyn federal court for charges stemming from murders allegedly ordered and committed by national leaders, members and associates of MS-13.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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This month prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego filed a superseding indictment against Lundy and two co-defendants that further accused Lundy of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and money laundering.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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The storm, which produced violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms, decimated homes, toppled vehicles, and left entire communities reeling from the devastation.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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It should be mentioned that on Jan. 16, in a game on Long Island, Konecny toppled into the end wall, with his right shoulder seemingly taking the brunt of the impact.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Displace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displace. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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