DISPLACEMENT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

displacement

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈplā-smənt

Definition of displacement

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 But Petrillo eventually found a more consequential answer to technological displacement. — David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The prolonged confrontation has drawn both national and international attention against a backdrop of escalating violence and displacement for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. — Guy Davies, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Many native bees are threatened by pesticide use, habitat loss, climate change, and displacement by European honeybees. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Many highly skilled healthcare roles are considered some of the safest from the risk of AI displacement. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for displacement

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Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Paradise Lost Milton’s 17th-century biblical epic traces the story of the Fall of Man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

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The spike in arrests comes as the agency, infused with billions of dollars last summer by Congress, has also hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Another deportation flight is scheduled for this Thursday, the Miami Herald has learned.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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