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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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Recent Examples of displaced
John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Beirut says more than 1,000 have been killed and a million displaced.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Iraq and Syria will each receive $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities, including managing mass-casualty events, providing healthcare services for displaced populations, and expanding community outreach and disease surveillance.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2026
Removing the displaced tissue, I was told, could help significantly.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
Three weeks later, Davis is among residents who remain displaced.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
More than 150 people were wounded and tens of thousands displaced.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
By the 1850s, the Kansa people had been displaced from their lands and moved to a reservation near present-day Council Grove.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, go after Hezbollah but don’t destroy Beirut, where there is a million and two people already displaced in Beirut.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Over 1 million Lebanese have been displaced in the war.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In addition to battling Iran in the airspace in tandem with Operation Epic Fury, Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion has targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon with thousands of airstrikes that have displaced over 1 million Lebanese residents.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Lebanese health officials say the Israeli invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population, and killed more than 11-hundred people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Since the conflict’s inception, more than 1,100 civilians, including 120 children and 42 paramedics, have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and more than a million individuals have been displaced.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Stabile said the General Robinson parking garage will be filling up with displaced lease holders from the other garage and Gold Lot 1.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Beirut says more than 1,000 have been killed and a million displaced.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Iraq and Syria will each receive $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities, including managing mass-casualty events, providing healthcare services for displaced populations, and expanding community outreach and disease surveillance.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2026
Removing the displaced tissue, I was told, could help significantly.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
Three weeks later, Davis is among residents who remain displaced.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
More than 150 people were wounded and tens of thousands displaced.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
At least 12 residents have been displaced after a three-alarm fire heavily damaged five homes in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
By the 1850s, the Kansa people had been displaced from their lands and moved to a reservation near present-day Council Grove.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, go after Hezbollah but don’t destroy Beirut, where there is a million and two people already displaced in Beirut.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Over 1 million Lebanese have been displaced in the war.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In addition to battling Iran in the airspace in tandem with Operation Epic Fury, Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion has targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon with thousands of airstrikes that have displaced over 1 million Lebanese residents.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Lebanese health officials say the Israeli invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population, and killed more than 11-hundred people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Since the conflict’s inception, more than 1,100 civilians, including 120 children and 42 paramedics, have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and more than a million individuals have been displaced.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced
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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
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The iconic French restaurant originally opened downtown in 1927 and relocated to its current chalet on Sunset Boulevard in 1962.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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News of the steakhouse’s arrival comes nearly two years after Gianni’s Trattoria left downtown Concord and relocated to a larger space at Gibson Mill, a nearby food hall, CharlotteFive previously reported.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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But eventually, the anger ebbed; replaced by an all-too-familiar ache of grief laced with longing.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles is changing César Chávez Day to Farm Worker’s Day, while some advocates, including former farmworkers, are asking that Chávez be replaced with Dolores Huerta, the civil rights leader who fought alongside the man who allegedly raped her.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, deposed starter Antonio Senzatela looked reborn as a long reliever.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Chicago sports radio host Peggy Kusinski was also deposed, records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Telmisartan was also linked to reduced levels of PD-L1, a protein in tumor cells that helps to escape immune attack.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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While the iron catalyst must be removed after processing, the method yields more graphite and is financially viable, according to techno-economic analysis published in Bioresource Technology.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The grand jury’s report can include recommending someone be removed from office.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has already been banished to Sandringham and stripped of his titles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2026
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The scheme has proved to be the start of a wave of pedestrianizations across the city, which have banished cars from some major streets and reduced the number of car lanes on many others.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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