DISLODGING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dislodging

verb

present participle of dislodge

as in removing

to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff. He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.

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Recent Examples of dislodging Rinse the pan with hot water, dislodging any remaining bits of food with a sponge or pot scrubber. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 Trump blasted Cassidy as voters went to polls Trump called out Cassidy again as Pelican State voters were flocking to the polls, further underscoring his commitment to dislodging GOP dissenters. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026 Beijing has made major economic inroads across South America in recent decades, dislodging the US to become the region’s biggest trading partner. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Add on an ear cleaning for 168 renminbi, a service that involves dislodging earwax with a tuning fork. —

Erin Vivid Riley, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position. —

Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position. —

Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026 By 1997’s The Cry, the first album released under his Placid Angles moniker, Beltran had drifted even further into new-age sounds, the beats dislodging themselves and seemingly hanging in mid-air. —

Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026 To avoid dislodging lightweight seeds, water seeds and young seedlings with a spray bottle and then transition to a watering can as the seedlings grow. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026

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Those who found Hillary Dawa were members of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), which sets the routes, ropes and ladders through the Khumbu Icefall at the start of the season, and is in charge of removing waste from the mountain once climbers have left.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
Regularly cleaning filters, emptying dust containers, and removing hair from the brush roll can help keep the machine running efficiently for years.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 June 2026