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
With a displacement of more than 100,000 tons and a length of 1,100 feet (334 meters), the Ford is the largest warship the US has ever put to sea.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Those two had been through war and displacement, and had made a new life together in its aftermath.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This production focuses on the works of Ron Rash, an author deeply associated with the people, communities and issues of Appalachia; he is known to touch on such themes as displacement and change and the loss of cultural identity.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.
—Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Those two had been through war and displacement, and had made a new life together in its aftermath.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This production focuses on the works of Ron Rash, an author deeply associated with the people, communities and issues of Appalachia; he is known to touch on such themes as displacement and change and the loss of cultural identity.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.
—Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
Noun
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Abrego Garcia, currently in immigration custody, became a symbol of the administration’s hardline deportation policies after courts ruled his initial expulsion to El Salvador violated a standing order.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The party called for the expulsion of the French ambassador, and thousands of people gathered in the streets to pressure the government to act on their demand.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over the past few months, the president has doubled down on his pledge of mass deportations, with escalating crackdowns in Latino neighborhoods in cities including Chicago.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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