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
To date, the device has met a key performance benchmark, with an average effective stiffness of 5 kN/mm over small displacements.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Feelings of loss and displacement among the lifelong residents of a Georgia town when their community became a popular vacation hot spot.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Morales is campaigning on expanding access to health care and mental health services, addressing displacement, promoting infrastructure and transit equity, and increasing budget accountability, according to his campaign website.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The devastation and displacement placed tremendous strain on Israel’s internal cohesion—and applied more and more pressure to its leader.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Feelings of loss and displacement among the lifelong residents of a Georgia town when their community became a popular vacation hot spot.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Morales is campaigning on expanding access to health care and mental health services, addressing displacement, promoting infrastructure and transit equity, and increasing budget accountability, according to his campaign website.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The devastation and displacement placed tremendous strain on Israel’s internal cohesion—and applied more and more pressure to its leader.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
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The plan also aims to boost a culturally responsive curriculum, including lessons on Black history and culture, and reduce out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for Black students by 40%.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Violence in the backcountry between Americans and Native people intensified, fueled by rhetoric justifying atrocities and the expulsion of Indigenous nations to address Americans’ demand for new land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mass deportations were essential to the Republicans’ 2024 messaging, with immigration being one of the most influential issues that caused the Senate and White House to flip to the GOP last cycle.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Federal officials later filed a notice of appeal of the ruling, and the administration continued pursuing possible deportation based on allegations that Khalil misrepresented information on his green card application.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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