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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
dislocated his shoulder in the accident
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as in disrupted
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 dislocated
Toe Bones Can Get Dislocated A toe bone can get dislocated as well.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Trainers appeared to be pushing against it, with some speculating that it was dislocated.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The room, filled with Neuralink employees, erupted in applause as Arbaugh—who dislocated two of his vertebrae in a swimming accident in 2016 and has since lost sensation and movement below his shoulders—smiled ear-to-ear in his chair, a red Texas A&M hat planted on his head.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Stewart dislocated her ankle and left the gym in an ambulance.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
He was shut down in the spring due to a throwing shoulder injury and dislocated his right pinkie finger in the preseason opener.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Taylor dislocated his shoulder and will require season-ending surgery.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
During a preseason game at Baltimore, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson dislocated a pinkie finger amid his competition to hold on to the starting job.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Trainers appeared to be pushing against it, with some speculating that it was dislocated.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The room, filled with Neuralink employees, erupted in applause as Arbaugh—who dislocated two of his vertebrae in a swimming accident in 2016 and has since lost sensation and movement below his shoulders—smiled ear-to-ear in his chair, a red Texas A&M hat planted on his head.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Stewart dislocated her ankle and left the gym in an ambulance.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
He was shut down in the spring due to a throwing shoulder injury and dislocated his right pinkie finger in the preseason opener.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Taylor dislocated his shoulder and will require season-ending surgery.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
During a preseason game at Baltimore, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson dislocated a pinkie finger amid his competition to hold on to the starting job.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocated
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In 2010, Crémieux relocated its offices and showroom to New York City and starting in 2014, the company began opening stores globally, with locations in New York City, Palm Beach, Bal Harbour, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Capri and London.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Most of them — 69 people — were relocated to emergency shelters, while 22 others were placed in some form of permanent housing.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Europe accelerated spending on renewables and energy efficiency after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted natural gas supplies.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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It should not be confused with Article 5, the cornerstone of the alliance, which states an armed attack on one NATO ally will be considered an act of violence against all members and prompt assistance to the member concerned.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, the genre's pop crossover has drastically shifted.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shifted its focus to combating specific practices within surveillance advertising, particularly those involving sensitive data, lack of consent or deceptive and unfair practices.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kraken shuffled their front office, but didn’t change direction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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After launch, the team transferred control of the Switchblade from a user in the MQ-9A’s ground control station to a user on the ground nearer the operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vic and Cali hadn’t wanted a wedding, but this had disturbed Vic’s parents.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some civil servants working to bolster democracy around the world and at home, for example, were disturbed by shifts in foreign policy.—
Yvonne Zylan,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dislocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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