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as in relocating
to change the place or position of
dislocated his shoulder in the accident
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as in disrupting
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 dislocating
There, Moore suffered a season-ending injury, dislocating his knee during training camp practice.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
The running back suffered ligament tears while dislocating his ankle, which resulted in a compound wound and replays unfit for television.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Kim will be wearing a shoulder brace after dislocating the joint during training last month.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Juliette is the founder of Dancing Above Clouds, inspired partly by her recovery from dislocating a knee four different times.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
And that ultimately resulted in me dislocating my shoulder.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Eve 2005, with the Chargers playing the Denver Broncos, Lynch came on a safety blitz, sacking Brees for an 8-yard loss and dislocating his right shoulder.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner suffered a gruesome ankle injury back in Week 6, fracturing it and dislocating it during a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Ten plays later, Daniels fell awkwardly on the elbow of his left, nonthrowing arm, dislocating it.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
The running back suffered ligament tears while dislocating his ankle, which resulted in a compound wound and replays unfit for television.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Kim will be wearing a shoulder brace after dislocating the joint during training last month.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Juliette is the founder of Dancing Above Clouds, inspired partly by her recovery from dislocating a knee four different times.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
And that ultimately resulted in me dislocating my shoulder.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Eve 2005, with the Chargers playing the Denver Broncos, Lynch came on a safety blitz, sacking Brees for an 8-yard loss and dislocating his right shoulder.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner suffered a gruesome ankle injury back in Week 6, fracturing it and dislocating it during a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Ten plays later, Daniels fell awkwardly on the elbow of his left, nonthrowing arm, dislocating it.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocating
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The letter also asks local leaders to modernize and streamline land-use, permitting, and development frameworks to increase housing supply and improve affordability, which is a major barrier to both people and companies relocating to the state.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Season two will be based in Los Angeles, relocating from New York.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Namira lives in East Elmhurst, where several bus stops had recently been removed, disrupting her mother’s commute to Times Square and inspiring her to action.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cybersecurity stocks — Shares got hit again as investor fears of AI threatening cyber infrastructure and disrupting cybersecurity companies' business models reappeared.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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He is then seen slowly approaching the victim, checking his surroundings, and removing his shoes before grabbing her from behind.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The surgery involved removing 40 percent of Erbert's skull and required a follow-up skull implant surgery, per the Los Angeles Times.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Its elegant twill pattern is both durable for rigorous travel and premium-looking for serving looks at the airport, while its interior has an expandable compartment, one mesh pocket, and elastic tie-down straps to keep your belongings from shuffling around.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trump has said that FEMA should be eliminated or significantly scaled down, shifting more disaster response to states.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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This traces the origins of her house, from its first, paradigm-shifting garments to its present-day incarnation under current creative director, Daniel Roseberry.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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Little green men are disturbing Kacey Musgraves’ golden hour.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The host of a popular paranormal podcast begins to be haunted by disturbing recordings sent to her anonymously.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The trend of schools moving away from technology comes as evidence emerges that access to screens does not improve student outcomes and could instead be holding them back.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Neptune also blurs lines, which is why its influence can feel mysterious or even confusing at times.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s not all that’s confusing across the first season.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dislocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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