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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
It was announced on Tuesday that star receiver Tyreek Hill would miss the remainder of the season after dislocating his knee and tearing multiple ligaments including his ACL.
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Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Just three plays into the Chiefs’ opening season 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Friday in Brazil, tight end Travis Kelce inadvertently collided with Worthy, dislocating the receiver’s shoulder.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In his rookie year, Gonzalez was limited to just four games after dislocating his shoulder and sustaining a torn labrum.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Zingle completed the stage despite dislocating his shoulder, but Visma said their medical team had deemed him not fit enough to continue the tour.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Just three plays into the Chiefs’ opening season 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Friday in Brazil, tight end Travis Kelce inadvertently collided with Worthy, dislocating the receiver’s shoulder.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In his rookie year, Gonzalez was limited to just four games after dislocating his shoulder and sustaining a torn labrum.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Zingle completed the stage despite dislocating his shoulder, but Visma said their medical team had deemed him not fit enough to continue the tour.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocating
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That revelation came after Rucker, in a February interview, talked about relocating to the British city while recording new material and prepping for new gigs.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The absence of his two point guards leaves plenty of room for Wembanyama to find his footing running pick-and-rolls, organizing the Spurs’ offense in transition and focusing on passing, then relocating.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ride-hailing giants Uber and Bolt are disrupting Kenya’s lucrative safari market with new services that are driving fears of price cuts among traditional tour operators.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cuban founded Cost Plus Drugs, a similar direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform, in 2022 with the goal of disrupting the health care industry.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the building feels temporary, with United having previously discussed removing it.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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More than 200 bodies are still on the mountain, left there because of the difficulty, risk, and cost of removing them, the database says.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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To him, the equipment staff shuffling pieces around on the field during practice is just as important as the head coach standing by.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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During the 2024 rampage, two suspects wearing masks were captured on surveillance video shuffling up a driveway and firing weapons towards the home.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Moyes rejigged his attack, bringing in £35million summer signing Tyler Dibling for Dewsbury-Hall and shifting Iliman Ndiaye into the No 10 role.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The mini-alliances keep shifting.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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When a school principal (Ashley Padilla) and a teacher (Mikey Day) reprimand a student (Hernandez) for disturbing drawings of him attacking the principal, the student’s father (Bad Bunny) comes in, and Padilla’s principal, immediately smitten, changes course to hitting on the student’s father.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hurts then hit Jahan Dotson for 24 yards, moving the Eagles to the Denver 29-yard line with nine seconds left.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In a positive sign, Nunoo was moving his hands and fingers, according to Sutton.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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CarShield has received positive comments for its breadth of coverage and quick response times, although some policyholders have complained about claim denials, fine-print surprises and confusing sales practices.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The merger will divide Elon, confusing prospective and current students.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dislocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocating. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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