as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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What To Know The U.S. Coast Guard said in a Facebook post on Friday that USCGC Stratton, a 4,600-long-ton displacement Legend-class national security cutter homeported in Alameda, California, is currently deployed and assigned to the Destroyer Squadron 15 under the U.S. Seventh Fleet.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
While building more housing is essential, preventing displacement requires more than new construction.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While such news often triggers concerns about automation and job displacement due to artificial intelligence, the company indicated a different rationale: This adjustment is a calculated step to optimize resources and ensure continued robust investment in Microsoft’s burgeoning AI platform.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Across the world, people are expressing intense anxiety about AI causing job displacement.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
While building more housing is essential, preventing displacement requires more than new construction.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While such news often triggers concerns about automation and job displacement due to artificial intelligence, the company indicated a different rationale: This adjustment is a calculated step to optimize resources and ensure continued robust investment in Microsoft’s burgeoning AI platform.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Across the world, people are expressing intense anxiety about AI causing job displacement.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
Noun
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For centuries, Jewish communities across Europe had confronted antisemitic expulsions from capitals and major cities.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Since taking office, Trump has reallocated law enforcement budgets toward his mass deportation measures, ended a database intended to keep track of terrorism suspects, and cut the FBI team in charge of combating domestic terrorism.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Nationwide, the ramifications of deportation for these key citizens will affect all of us, which can lead to deterioration of our healthcare system, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health aides, etc.—
Rachel Blumberg,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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