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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
Warner, a four-time All-Pro and Pro Bowler, sustained a fractured and dislocated right ankle in the 49ers’ Week 6 loss at Tampa Bay.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Officials say one of the riders was briefly buried and dislocated his shoulder while grabbing onto a tree.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Maher could also tell whether my shoulder was dislocated just by briskly touching it.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Chloe Kim dislocated her shoulder in training and will get an MRI, the American snowboarding star said in a video posted to her Instagram account on Thursday, less than one month before the 2026 Winter Olympics are set to begin in Italy.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The rookie of last year dislocated his elbow last month.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Wentz suffered a litany of shoulder injuries, as the veteran dislocated his shoulder, tore his labrum, and sustained a fractured socket, which required surgery.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Skattebo dislocated his ankle, fractured his fibula and ruptured his deltoid ligament on the play in question, all of which will combine to sideline him for the remainder of the regular season.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Skattebo, a rookie running back on the Giants who has quickly built a devoted fanbase alongside fellow first-year star, quarterback Jaxson Dart, dislocated his ankle early in the team's 38-20 loss to the Eagles.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Officials say one of the riders was briefly buried and dislocated his shoulder while grabbing onto a tree.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Maher could also tell whether my shoulder was dislocated just by briskly touching it.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Chloe Kim dislocated her shoulder in training and will get an MRI, the American snowboarding star said in a video posted to her Instagram account on Thursday, less than one month before the 2026 Winter Olympics are set to begin in Italy.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The rookie of last year dislocated his elbow last month.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Wentz suffered a litany of shoulder injuries, as the veteran dislocated his shoulder, tore his labrum, and sustained a fractured socket, which required surgery.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Skattebo dislocated his ankle, fractured his fibula and ruptured his deltoid ligament on the play in question, all of which will combine to sideline him for the remainder of the regular season.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Skattebo, a rookie running back on the Giants who has quickly built a devoted fanbase alongside fellow first-year star, quarterback Jaxson Dart, dislocated his ankle early in the team's 38-20 loss to the Eagles.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocated
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Students were relocated for this school year so the old campus could be torn down and replaced by a new school, a process made more complicated by the need to safely remove asbestos and lead paint from the site.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The National Park Service relocated the historic bridge upstream with new foundations designed to withstand flash floods and landslides, which restored visitor access to one of Zion's most iconic trail systems.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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American said Monday that five of its nine hub airports were disrupted by the storm, including its largest hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.—
Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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If your travel is or was disrupted, here’s what airlines owe you for the inconvenience.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Such spontaneous memorials are typically removed and their contents quietly disposed of.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was removed from his car and taken away.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The show is Finding Her Edge, a new ice skating drama that should not be confused with Spinning Out, another Netflix ice skating drama that was cancelled after one season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Judicial warrants should not be confused with administrative warrants, which are signed by immigration officers.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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High wind also caused visibility problems near construction and agricultural areas where soil was disturbed, including land along I-70 and I-76 northeast of Denver.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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While Flores was a lawful permanent resident and released on bail, he was transferred to ICE custody in September, according to court filings.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And according to Minnesota corrections data, 84 people were transferred directly from state prisons to ICE custody in 2025.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court this week alleges.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Dislocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocated. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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