1
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of
dislocated his shoulder in the accident
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2
as in to disrupt
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 dislocate
During his postgame news conference, Atkinson revealed Evan Mobley aggravated an ankle during the game, while DeAndre Hunter dislocated a thumb.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
During his final home game at Florida State, Travis suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle playing against North Alabama.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
In Game 3, another flagrant foul was called on Orlando’s Cole Anthony after a play in which Boston’s Jaylen Brown dislocated his left index finger.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Jaylen Brown was pulled to the ground by Cole Anthony while trying to make a shot during the second quarter, landing awkwardly on his left hand and dislocating his index finger.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
During his final home game at Florida State, Travis suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle playing against North Alabama.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
In Game 3, another flagrant foul was called on Orlando’s Cole Anthony after a play in which Boston’s Jaylen Brown dislocated his left index finger.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Jaylen Brown was pulled to the ground by Cole Anthony while trying to make a shot during the second quarter, landing awkwardly on his left hand and dislocating his index finger.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocate
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In some instances, foreign persons may establish a foreign trust and relocate to the U.S.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Erik said she’s heard of several companies closing or relocating parts of their business.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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Despite the sharp decline in sales, Capri’s inventories were up 1 percent at the end of the quarter, reflecting $60 million of goods that were brought in earlier than planned in a sourcing landscape that’s been disrupted by President Donald Trump’s trade war.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Create Do-Not-Disturb Prompts To Discourage Interruptions Experiment with reducing your availability to interruptions by following specific practices that signal to others you shouldn’t be disturbed.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Perhaps your time off request isn’t approved, or your vacation plans have been disturbed by your colleagues.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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To remove that barrier, managers can ensure their team receives basic AI literacy and capability training.—
Heide Abelli,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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So everybody that's in the United States, and in this case in Puerto Rico, without an immigration status, needs to be removed or deported.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Also, this word et cetera at the end of the sentence confused me.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The Department of Agriculture’s Poultry and Animal Health then stepped in and transferred the chicks to the First State Animal Center and SPCA.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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But then officials said the baby had been sent to the local civil-affairs office, which had transferred her to an orphanage.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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When one of the figures is placed at the top of a ramp, the force of gravity causes the toy to walk down to the bottom by shuffling its legs back and forth.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 May 2025
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“Dislocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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