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verb

past tense of displace
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as in replaced
to take the place of inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

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Recent Examples of displaced
Adjective
To make matters worse, some relatives of missing children have received false information claiming the children were rescued alive, are staying in shelters for displaced residents or were transferred to other parts of the country. Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 The American Red Cross will assist residents from two displaced units. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 Local authorities are turning their focus to finding shelter for thousands of displaced people. Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Undamaged schools are among the buildings being used as temporary shelters for the thousands of displaced people. Max Saltman, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 In one workshop in Barquisimeto, welders are building bunk beds for displaced families, furnishing improvised shelters. Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 The World Economic Forum projects 170 million new roles will be created by 2030, offsetting 92 million displaced—a net gain of 78 million jobs globally. Vaibhav Dani, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In Harmony With Nature Wolf Sanctuary, which turns 20 this year, agreed to take in eight displaced animals from Seacrest Wolf Preserve. Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 And the number of people who have become displaced following the destruction of their homes is likely to remain unknown for weeks. Dulce Suarez, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Verb
Nationwide, the disaster killed thousands of people and displaced thousands more. Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Tens of thousands of residents were displaced in the years surrounding the Games, many of them poor and disproportionately Black. Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026 Scores of people had been killed and thousands were displaced. Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 The port city, which served as the capital of the pre-independence Haiti, is struggling to absorb people displaced by armed gangs in the West, Central Plateau and Artibonite regions, as well as Haitians deported from other countries. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 When his hips and pads get high, he can be too easily knocked off balance by angle blocks or displaced by double teams. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Officials there said there had been at least two dozen water rescues, and a local event center was open for anyone displaced by flooding. Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Although a peace agreement was eventually reached in 2003, the area continued to see conflict between armed militias, and many people displaced by the violence sought refuge in or near Goma. Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 India, displaced by England at the top of the rankings, had a mountain to climb to reach its target and made a poor start when opener Abhishek Sharma was removed for 3. ABC News, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced
Adjective
  • 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
  • Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist’s identification with the dispossessed.
    Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
Verb
  • After last month’s fires near the Krome detention center, ICE relocated people out of precautions.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Ten people were rescued and sent to the hospital, while more than 1,100 people have been relocated.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Cuba has recently exiled other prominent dissidents, most recently José Daniel Ferrer, who have been forced to abandon the island for the United States.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Tyler Zuber replaced Phillips with one out in the fifth and Miami trailing 2-1.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • He was replaced by Stuart Pearce, his former player, in March 2005.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • It was revived after he was deposed in 2003 and grew steadily, from nearly 2 million participants that year to about 20 million in the mid-2010s.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
  • In the 2022 election, Sara was the running mate of presidential candidate Marcos Jr, son of the dictator who ruled for 20 years before being deposed in 1986.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Adjective
  • Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries had doubled since the beginning of 2026, Reuters reported, contributing to refinery shutdowns and reduced production of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Many of those prosecuted cooperated with US authorities in exchange for reduced sentences, which aided in the trial against El Chapo, who was also sentenced to life in prison in 2019.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • In Utah, a yearlong audit of voter registration released in May found 27 noncitizens who were removed from voter rolls out of more than 2 million voters.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Catlett was banished from the United States for what her art had to say.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • There’s no chance Cannes Lions will be the next one banished from the game if this year is anything to go by.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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