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as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage
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as in to relegate
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover
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Recent Examples of displace
More: Israel intensifies Gaza bombardment as Trump visits region
With most of the 2.3 million people in Gaza internally displaced, some residents of the tiny enclave say suffering is greater now than at the time of the Nakba.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The second stage will involve displacing all of Gaza’s two million residents to a narrow swath of land in the southern Strip.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Medicaid was designed to protect low-income seniors, pregnant women, children, and people with disabilities—not subsidize coverage schemes that displace our most vulnerable.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The offensive has destroyed vast areas of the territory and displaced about 90% of its population of around 2 million.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The second stage will involve displacing all of Gaza’s two million residents to a narrow swath of land in the southern Strip.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Medicaid was designed to protect low-income seniors, pregnant women, children, and people with disabilities—not subsidize coverage schemes that displace our most vulnerable.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The offensive has destroyed vast areas of the territory and displaced about 90% of its population of around 2 million.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displace
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If the inmates removed the sink in the cell and disconnected the rest of the plumbing with the water still on, the plan to escape would not have been successful and potentially flooded the cell, drawing attention to their actions.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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Gordon recommended that organizations and admins need to identify which users have the specific permissions that make this attack possible, and, having done so, review and remove unnecessary permissions.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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At the time of writing, United are 16th, their lowest ebb since they were last relegated in 1974.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But the pyramid isn’t an architectural form that’s relegated to history!—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
13 May 2025
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Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen is exiting the band, but the '70s rockers found a familiar face to replace him.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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China has always been suspicious of Myanmar’s pro-democratic forces, including especially the National Unity Government, which is primarily composed of individuals deposed in the 2021 coup.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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In Syria, which Iran used as transit for weapons to proxies, Tehran’s ally Bashar al-Assad has been deposed, and Israel continues to attack the country and take new territory.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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As for what will happen to the rides and attractions, the company told PEOPLE nothing is finalized and relocating or selling to other operators are options.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
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Gallagher was on the cusp of divorcing her husband and relocating her life to where her mother and oldest son were living in the town of Paradise when she was killed, Vallicella said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Brown fouled out with 2:50 left in the third quarter, banished to the Phantom Zone, hanging up his cape with 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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After her run as a handmaid (when women are forced to produce children for the elite ruling families of Gilead) and having her baby taken away, Janine was banished to the world’s wasteland called the Colonies.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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January 30, 2025: Federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment against Combs, expanding the racketeering conspiracy allegations to include two new female victims.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Our lives on the shows supersede their own lives, become part of their daily living.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Then in 1958, the Pakistani army toppled the civilian government in the country’s first of several military coup attempts, three of which have been successful.—
Ayesha Jalal,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled Syria for five decades.—
David Makovsky,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
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“Displace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displace. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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