1
as in relocated
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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2
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in replaced
to take the place of
inefficient methods displaced by newer ones
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as in deposed
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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as in dispossessed
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Recent Examples of displaced
Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Schools quickly became shelters for displaced families, mattresses crammed into classrooms where desks once stood.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Usman and her family are sheltering in a camp for displaced people in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where the Boko Haram terror group first emerged.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
To respond to the crisis, UNICEF has activated mobile clinics to reach vulnerable and displaced communities.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Dozens of Milwaukee residents remain displaced weeks after a historic flood.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The cavernous convention center served as a temporary shelter for thousands of displaced residents.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
That involved a displaced rib which was not initially diagnosed.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
The suffering gets worse when there are more displaced people.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
The offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and left much of the territory uninhabitable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
But the war has been hugely destructive for Gaza, with entire areas razed to the ground and thousands of people killed, while millions are displaced.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The proposal has run into challenges, including far-right ministers in Israel being infuriated that the plan would let Palestinians stay in Gaza and not forcibly displaced.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Latest figures from national disaster officials show that more than 170,000 people were affected by the quake, and 20,000 have been displaced.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
For now, finding jobs for those suddenly displaced remains the top priority.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Hundreds were displaced during the 2013 holiday season.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Though the area’s artist warehouses and businesses had to close, like the old-school Irish pub Maguire’s Hill 16, Kennedy said no residents were displaced by the project.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday pledged a month of his salary to relief efforts for displaced residents, and was set to visit the disaster zone later on Thursday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Schools quickly became shelters for displaced families, mattresses crammed into classrooms where desks once stood.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Usman and her family are sheltering in a camp for displaced people in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where the Boko Haram terror group first emerged.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
To respond to the crisis, UNICEF has activated mobile clinics to reach vulnerable and displaced communities.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Dozens of Milwaukee residents remain displaced weeks after a historic flood.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The cavernous convention center served as a temporary shelter for thousands of displaced residents.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
That involved a displaced rib which was not initially diagnosed.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
The suffering gets worse when there are more displaced people.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The agreement ended more than 50 years of war in which over 220,000 people died and nearly 6 million people were displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
The offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and left much of the territory uninhabitable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
But the war has been hugely destructive for Gaza, with entire areas razed to the ground and thousands of people killed, while millions are displaced.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The proposal has run into challenges, including far-right ministers in Israel being infuriated that the plan would let Palestinians stay in Gaza and not forcibly displaced.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Latest figures from national disaster officials show that more than 170,000 people were affected by the quake, and 20,000 have been displaced.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
For now, finding jobs for those suddenly displaced remains the top priority.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Hundreds were displaced during the 2013 holiday season.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Though the area’s artist warehouses and businesses had to close, like the old-school Irish pub Maguire’s Hill 16, Kennedy said no residents were displaced by the project.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced
Verb
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The youngest of the Day-Lewis clan relocated to Ireland after graduating from college, working in a pub while writing music for the National Concert Hall (NCH).—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Children's relocated its emergency department in 2023 to a new space built at the front of its hospital.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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When Topham left several weeks into the band’s practices, he was replaced by Clapton, who played with a bold, confident approach that won over London club attendees.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Taylor Swift will likely not be deposed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Wayfarer cofounder Steve Sarowitz, CEO Jamey Heath and Baldoni will be deposed later this month.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
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The remnants reflected the lives of dispossessed and displaced people.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
19 May 2022
Verb
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The trepidation that led to Ohtani’s early exit from his start against these same Phillies last month — when Ohtani was removed from a no-hitter after five innings in an eventual loss — is not part of the calculus this time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The church removed several of its officials following a law firm's investigation into the allegations in November.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Articles of Confederation underpinned the first governing system set up for the new United States but was only in effect for less than a decade before the Constitution superseded it.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many classical software development methodologies have been partially superseded by the arrival of DevOps and (even more recently) platform engineering, but these task systems go a long way to describing workflow structures in software teams.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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