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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
The crash left his arm shattered and elbow dislocated, now his family is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of e-bikes on public walkways.
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Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The impact dislocated his shoulders and fractured his neck.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The standoff beneath the bridge, where whole neighborhoods were dislocated by construction and residents had long been promised a park, quickly attracted national attention.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
But the Chiefs, who haven’t run a quarterback sneak since Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap against Denver in 2019, might have picked up a short-yardage specialist Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
Peanut, believed to be a shepherd-husky mix, had suffered a significant traumatic injury that left him without most of his nose and his jaw dislocated.
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Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Forward Corey Washington, who dislocated his shoulder in SMU’s ACC tournament game against Louisville, will play.
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Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
The force of the blow dislocated Sanchez’s jaw, permanently damaging both her temporomandibular joints, which connect the jawbone to the skull.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
The police report said LaBeouf allegedly dislocated one victim’s nose.
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Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The impact dislocated his shoulders and fractured his neck.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The standoff beneath the bridge, where whole neighborhoods were dislocated by construction and residents had long been promised a park, quickly attracted national attention.
—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
But the Chiefs, who haven’t run a quarterback sneak since Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap against Denver in 2019, might have picked up a short-yardage specialist Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
Peanut, believed to be a shepherd-husky mix, had suffered a significant traumatic injury that left him without most of his nose and his jaw dislocated.
—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Forward Corey Washington, who dislocated his shoulder in SMU’s ACC tournament game against Louisville, will play.
—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
The force of the blow dislocated Sanchez’s jaw, permanently damaging both her temporomandibular joints, which connect the jawbone to the skull.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
The police report said LaBeouf allegedly dislocated one victim’s nose.
—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocated
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DeSantis announced that the facility is now closed and all detainees have been relocated.
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Greenwood Baptist Church remained active in the building until approximately 2016 before the congregation relocated.
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Meanwhile, its medium-range drones have also disrupted Russia’s supply lines to the front, and its long-range strikes have increasingly damaged Russian oil facilities that provide vital revenue for the Kremlin’s war effort.
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Record heat has disrupted schools and transportation networks and forced some tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, to close.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
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While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.
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But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.
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As was to be expected of these people, nothing had been disturbed.
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Be sure to use the powder sparingly and in areas where it won't be disturbed or pose dust-inhalation risks, adds Ellis.
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Two picks in the top 10 and four in the top 25 have already transferred possession, with two of those selections being dealt twice in addition to a pick swap in another trade.
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According to those sources, the final few detainees left the facility last week and were either transferred to other detention centers or were deported.
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After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.
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The outsize failings of the men in power demand a grand reimagining of the consequences of those failings, and Helen of Nowhere offers up, exhilaratingly and naughtily, a myth for the man who needs to be shuffled offstage one way or another.
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