as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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Recent Examples of displacements
Inputs are applied as horizontal or vertical displacements at the sheet’s edges, and outputs appear as movements at other edges, matching the result of a matrix applied to the input vector.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
This struggle for resources often led to destabilization, conflict and displacements.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Almost two-thirds of the new displacements were reported outside Port-au-Prince, especially in Haiti's central region.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Trees with attached root ball displacements were noted, including one where the original location could not be determined.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Many are living in temporary shelters after multiple displacements.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Furnish Together was formed to address these barriers by facilitating partnerships with large corporations at the national level to collect bulk donations in order to provide consistent inventory for regional furniture banks and quickly respond to large-scale displacements.
—Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
This struggle for resources often led to destabilization, conflict and displacements.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Almost two-thirds of the new displacements were reported outside Port-au-Prince, especially in Haiti's central region.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Trees with attached root ball displacements were noted, including one where the original location could not be determined.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Many are living in temporary shelters after multiple displacements.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Furnish Together was formed to address these barriers by facilitating partnerships with large corporations at the national level to collect bulk donations in order to provide consistent inventory for regional furniture banks and quickly respond to large-scale displacements.
—Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacements
Noun
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Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was characterized by war crimes, massacres, and expulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Displacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacements. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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