as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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Recent Examples of displacement
However, the United Nations and others have said conditions have gotten worse due to the onslaught of armed gangs that are expanding beyond Port-au-Prince, driving displacement and hunger.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Palestinians’ resistance to their displacement is visible not only in images of young men brandishing weapons, Khader said, but in simple acts: an elderly woman tending to her land, remaining to care for her olive trees despite the ruins that now surround her.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
On Friday, the United Nations said that as of last month, there were nearly 250 active displacement sites across Haiti, housing many of the more than 1.3 million now displaced because of gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
Eligible families receiving free child care are experiencing displacement from services in Tarrant County this summer due to procedural delays in grant funding for the federal Head Start program, according to a local provider.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Palestinians’ resistance to their displacement is visible not only in images of young men brandishing weapons, Khader said, but in simple acts: an elderly woman tending to her land, remaining to care for her olive trees despite the ruins that now surround her.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
On Friday, the United Nations said that as of last month, there were nearly 250 active displacement sites across Haiti, housing many of the more than 1.3 million now displaced because of gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
Eligible families receiving free child care are experiencing displacement from services in Tarrant County this summer due to procedural delays in grant funding for the federal Head Start program, according to a local provider.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
Noun
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During her freshman year of college, April’s life is turned upside down after a night with her friend, Rudy, ends in his arrest and her expulsion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Context This expulsion highlights intensifying religious pressures in India, where Hindu nationalist groups and politicians increasingly advocate for a Hindu-majority identity and stricter legal boundaries for religious minorities.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Judge 'set aside' DHS directive to end work permits for Haitians In federal court in New York, nine Haitians and two advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security to prevent an early end to a temporary program providing work permits and protection from deportation after earthquakes.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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To date, Boulos is the most high-profile Haitian to be detained by the Trump administration, which in recent months has tried to shorten the deportation protections and work permits for over a half million Haitians temporarily in the United States.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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