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
Already, though, the country has been swept by scenes of desperation and displacement that have been overshadowed by events in Iran and the Gulf.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 310 meters (1,017 feet), compared to 42,000 tons and 261 meters (856 feet) for the Charles de Gaulle.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 1,017 feet, compared with 42,000 tons and 856 feet for the Charles de Gaulle.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 1,017 feet, compared with 42,000 tons and 856 feet for the Charles de Gaulle.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 310 meters (1,017 feet), compared to 42,000 tons and 261 meters (856 feet) for the Charles de Gaulle.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 1,017 feet, compared with 42,000 tons and 856 feet for the Charles de Gaulle.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The new vessel will have a displacement of about 80,000 tons and a length of 1,017 feet, compared with 42,000 tons and 856 feet for the Charles de Gaulle.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
Noun
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But this mass expulsion of people will create tensions within Lebanon.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Further, the other impulse, to remove the child through expulsion doesn't automatically mean those students go away, Dillhoff said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The deaths triggered nationwide protests and intense scrutiny on the tactics of agents carrying out the administration's deportation agenda.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported last March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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