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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
dislocated his shoulder in the accident
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war
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Recent Examples of dislocated
Daniels attempted to chase him down, but cornerback Isaiah Rodgers shoved him to the ground and the quarterback landed on his left elbow — the one that was dislocated in Week 9 against the Seahawks.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
The rookie of last year dislocated his elbow last month.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Wentz suffered a litany of shoulder injuries, as the veteran dislocated his shoulder, tore his labrum, and sustained a fractured socket, which required surgery.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Skattebo dislocated his ankle, fractured his fibula and ruptured his deltoid ligament on the play in question, all of which will combine to sideline him for the remainder of the regular season.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Skattebo, a rookie running back on the Giants who has quickly built a devoted fanbase alongside fellow first-year star, quarterback Jaxson Dart, dislocated his ankle early in the team's 38-20 loss to the Eagles.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
This is the worst possible scenario after Hill dislocated his left knee during the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 27-21 win over the New York Jets.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, state workers were relocated and the building sat empty for more than two years overlooking I-84 until it was sold in 2020 for $1 million.—
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Busfield and Gilbert moved to Brighton in Livingston County in 2015, but relocated to New York City in 2018.—
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The Lakers disrupted alley-oop attempts to Castle and Luke Kornet in the opening minutes.—
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During a three-game losing streak that began with a loss to Arkansas State, Arkansas has been turnover prone and seen its dribble-drive offense disrupted.—
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Investigators removed the children from Brian's home.—
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The move means the UAE has removed British universities from a list of higher education institutions eligible for state scholarships amid growing tensions over London's decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, The Financial Times reported.—
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The Farmers’ Almanac will be gone for good after its final 2026 edition, not to be confused with The Old Farmer's Almanac, a separate publication.—
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Blue Origin also launches New Shepard from Texas The New Glenn spacecraft is not to be confused with Blue Origin's much smaller New Shepard rocket that the company launches from West Texas on brief trips taking paying passengers high above Earth's atmosphere.—
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In an interview with Interesting Engineering at CES, Flywing representative Troye Qu said the company intentionally shifted focus away from cameras as passive recording tools.—
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Good briefly put the vehicle in reverse, then shifted into drive and hit the gas, with the wheels seemingly turned to the right instead of directly ahead toward Ross.—
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Some victims reported feeling violated and disturbed by the trend, with many saying their reports to X went unanswered and images remained live on the platform.—
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Meanwhile, some homeowners as far as Plainville and Southington say they, too, are disturbed by the sound and have spent the last year and a half pushing their local governments to act.—
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The remains will be transferred to Israel and to the national forensic institute for identification.—
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Investigators also found that thousands of dollars had been successfully transferred from Tammy's bank account to Tara's Cash App account.—
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Empty boxes were stacked along a side wall in the locker room as players shuffled in and out to pack up a season’s worth of shirts and jerseys and cleats and memorabilia.—
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First, the sophomore shuffled back into coverage after showing A-gap pressure to intercept a Bryce Underwood pass over the middle of the field, ending a key fourth-quarter drive.—
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“Dislocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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