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as in removes
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 relegates
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in replaces
to take the place of
inefficient methods displaced by newer ones
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as in deposes
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 displaces
The submarine measures approximately 265 feet (81 meters) in length, displaces around 3,000 tons when submerged, and can accommodate a crew of about 32 personnel, with additional capacity for special operations teams.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
Studies show that road noise displaces wildlife, increases stress and can affect wildlife behavior patterns at distances of over a mile from the road.
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Mariah Meek,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Ultra-high-purity nitrogen gas flows into the mask, and that displaces breathable air until none is left.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
Buying pre-loved often displaces the purchase of a new item.
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Emily Zak,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.
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Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
One ton of Si/C anode material displaces five tons of graphite, enabling much more efficient manufacturing.
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Gene Berdichevsky,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Yet to oppose the lawsuit, which claims the Gold Card displaces applicants for the government's existing EB-1 and EB-2 programs, DHS contended that Gold Card applicants don't get priority or any special treatment.
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
But shouldn’t caring about workers also mean limits on what AI companies can do that displaces people from jobs?
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
Studies show that road noise displaces wildlife, increases stress and can affect wildlife behavior patterns at distances of over a mile from the road.
—
Mariah Meek,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Ultra-high-purity nitrogen gas flows into the mask, and that displaces breathable air until none is left.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
Buying pre-loved often displaces the purchase of a new item.
—
Emily Zak,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.
—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
One ton of Si/C anode material displaces five tons of graphite, enabling much more efficient manufacturing.
—
Gene Berdichevsky,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Yet to oppose the lawsuit, which claims the Gold Card displaces applicants for the government's existing EB-1 and EB-2 programs, DHS contended that Gold Card applicants don't get priority or any special treatment.
—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
But shouldn’t caring about workers also mean limits on what AI companies can do that displaces people from jobs?
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaces
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Assembly Bill 46, carried by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, removes a legal standard that restricted courts’ ability to deny diversion.
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Peeling removes some of the vegetable's nutritional content like dietary fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
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Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.
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Furniture Mall replaces about 150,000-square feet in what was once a Macy’s store that closed in 2025.
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This discrepancy, per the report’s projection, will worsen in the 2026-27 school year when STUNT replaces equestrian as a varsity sport.
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Congress deposes former president over Epstein ties in historic first.
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The film stars young newcomer Eylul Guven as Sasha in childhood, whose family relocates to a new home on Vancouver Island at the start of the film.
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Ruben’s modern twist on Northanger focused on a young American literature teacher named Catherine Winslet, who relocates to Bath to ghostwrite the memoirs of her eccentric idol, Mrs Daftwood.
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The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness.
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With ingredients like pumice and 10% AHA (in the form of skin-brightening glycolic and lactic acids), the product effectively banishes dead skin and smooths out uneven sandpaper-like texture on the body.
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State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
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In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.
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Virginia's enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth's law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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