displaces

present tense third-person singular of displace
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as in replaces
to take the place of inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of displaces The next-generation Virginia class is 377 feet long with a displacement of 7,800 tons; the Los Angeles class, first deployed in 1976, measures 360 feet and displaces 6,900 tons. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 The De Gaulle displaces 42,000 tons, behind the Queen Elizabeth class at 65,000 tons and the Ford class at 100,000 tons. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Built at Bath Iron Works in Maine, Jason Dunham measures 510 feet in length and displaces more than 9,000 tons at full load. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 There is reason to limit access to phones because screen time displaces sleep, exercise and in-person interactions. Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaces
Verb
  • Back in a hotel room on Fifth Avenue, Goldberg-Polin removes her jacket and sits down on a couch to speak with a reporter.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By stopping in 1957, the retelling falsely relegates educational inequality to the past.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Southwestern queso replaces the skillet beef and white skillet quesos, the restaurant chain said.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Auburn replaces its entire starting five — and its head coach.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The revival relocates the story to Baltimore, and Joe is a Black fan of the Orioles, motivated in his quest by the racial discrimination that limited his father’s baseball career, according to the Times.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The team is hosting games at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, during a temporary stay set to last through at least 2027 while the franchise relocates from Oakland to Las Vegas.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though the episodes ended before Britney revealed her vote, fans are convinced that Britney votes for Danielle and banishes her based on how the episode was edited.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
  • This duo includes a collagen serum and an eye cream that banishes dark circles and tired-looking skin.
    Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The grand jury indictment supersedes the criminal complaint and allows the criminal case to skip the preliminary hearing phase and move toward a trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So the longevity of her dream somehow supersedes Julia’s dream?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As the seasons shift, the divide between tropical Gulf air and cooler Canadian air usually moves farther south across the United States, the weather service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Displaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaces. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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