as in removes
to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position
The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff. He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.
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Recent Examples of dislodges
Charlamagne’s ascension — and that of Rory and Mal, Joe Budden’s former cohorts who have also been picked up by Netflix — dislodges the journalistic values from a mainstreaming of rap discourse.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But Kikuo and Shunsuke are, which dislodges them from a world fixed in place.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Not only does Sarr appear not to sense Duren approaching, but Duren, who had at least a 25-pound weight advantage, dislodges Sarr from his position as the ball begins to descend.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But Kikuo and Shunsuke are, which dislodges them from a world fixed in place.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Not only does Sarr appear not to sense Duren approaching, but Duren, who had at least a 25-pound weight advantage, dislodges Sarr from his position as the ball begins to descend.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislodges
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Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This lets gravity do the work and removes dirt and cleaner cleanly.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Each retiree withdraws $50,000 per year.—
Doug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tax lien changes Fresh Start also introduced changes to how and when the IRS files and withdraws tax liens, and to the dollar amounts that trigger the issuance of a lien.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The turkey meat can maintain some give, but in a satisfying way that pulls the indigenous bird out of its homogenized Thanksgiving context.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The driver then pulls forward toward where the officers are standing and turns sharply.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Dislodges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislodges. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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