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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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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
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
While displaced residents have a lot of needs, Powe says attention on flood victims has waned as time has passed.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
An uncertain future Even if rehired, custodians feel displaced and disrespected.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Lopez offered fruit, bread, and beverages for displaced residents near the medical area.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Two displaced women, Nisrin and Ranin sifted through the ruins for what remained of their belongings.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2025
When such breaks result in a piece of the bone slipping out of place, the fracture is considered displaced.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The province accounts for over two thirds of the country’s food grain production, Bloomberg reported, and Pakistan is already struggling economically after months of heavy rain that killed more than 850 people, displaced 2 million, and damaged infrastructure.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Another Indigenous group, the Great Nicobarese, lived in villages along the western coast of the island before being killed or displaced by the tsunami of 2004.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Immediately as the storm surged, local emergency response groups came together to rescue people from cars, waterways and streets, to restore utility resources and to establish shelters for over 50 people who were entirely displaced by the flooding, Libal said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Since then, almost everyone in Gaza has been displaced.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina displaced over 1 million people, with roughly 600 evacuees from New Orleans finding refuge in Utah.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ibrahim Abu Humeidan, a father of two, told NPR his family's been displaced 17 or 18 times in the war.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
While displaced residents have a lot of needs, Powe says attention on flood victims has waned as time has passed.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
An uncertain future Even if rehired, custodians feel displaced and disrespected.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Lopez offered fruit, bread, and beverages for displaced residents near the medical area.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Two displaced women, Nisrin and Ranin sifted through the ruins for what remained of their belongings.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Virtually all of these are Rattus norvegicus—the brown rat, aka the Norway rat—a larger and more robust species than the black rat (Rattus rattus), which arrived first on ships in the 1600s but was displaced by the brown rat in the 1700s.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2025
When such breaks result in a piece of the bone slipping out of place, the fracture is considered displaced.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The province accounts for over two thirds of the country’s food grain production, Bloomberg reported, and Pakistan is already struggling economically after months of heavy rain that killed more than 850 people, displaced 2 million, and damaged infrastructure.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Another Indigenous group, the Great Nicobarese, lived in villages along the western coast of the island before being killed or displaced by the tsunami of 2004.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Immediately as the storm surged, local emergency response groups came together to rescue people from cars, waterways and streets, to restore utility resources and to establish shelters for over 50 people who were entirely displaced by the flooding, Libal said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Since then, almost everyone in Gaza has been displaced.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina displaced over 1 million people, with roughly 600 evacuees from New Orleans finding refuge in Utah.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ibrahim Abu Humeidan, a father of two, told NPR his family's been displaced 17 or 18 times in the war.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced
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In 2010, Crémieux relocated its offices and showroom to New York City and starting in 2014, the company began opening stores globally, with locations in New York City, Palm Beach, Bal Harbour, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Capri and London.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Most of them — 69 people — were relocated to emergency shelters, while 22 others were placed in some form of permanent housing.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even when convicted or exiled, coup plotters may be later freed.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was replaced by Jake Browning, who threw for 241 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions and rushed for another score.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The mop cart has been replaced.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 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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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Local standards of comportment and life style are chosen by each Dorf’s board of elders, but these can be superseded by higher authorities that control larger regions of the church.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Short-term commitments superseded sentimentality, turning two homegrown cornerstones into opponents while thrusting a team into overhaul.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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