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as in to remove
to change the place or position of
the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage
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as in to relegate
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover
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Recent Examples of displace
The city of Chelsea is working to provide support to those affected and displaced by the fire in the two buildings.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Its preliminary plan would be the tallest building in the state, displacing Eighth and Main (more commonly called the Zions Bank building) as the peak of the Boise skyline.
—Mark Dee
january 13, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
In a world where we’re so often stuck behind screens, where the digital has displaced the analog as aggressively as possible, there’s no better respite than stepping back and rolling up your sleeves.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
Goldman Sachs analysts Joseph Briggs and Sarah Dong estimated in a report this week, based on Department of Labor job numbers, that AI automation could displace 25% of all work hours.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
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Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.—
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Though Kuminga is relegated to the bench and no longer in the team’s future plans, Kerr believed the team will not be negatively affected by the situation.—
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As was the law at that time, the front rows of the bus were the white section, with Black riders being relegated to the back.—
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The Angels previously replaced him as the top lefty in the bullpen by signing Drew Pomeranz earlier this winter.—
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Busfield allegedly told police, per the warrant, that the parents were upset their sons had been replaced with a younger actor who auditioned.—
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Pahlavi, 65, has lived in the United States for most of his life since his father, Mohammad Reza Shah, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.—
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Workers will be able to relocate from the burning universe of bribes to the fiery one of taxes.—
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Hodel eventually relocated to the Philippines, living there for the next four decades.—
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The Traitors murder the Faithful one by one each night in secret, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.—
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are among six defendants named in a four-count superseding indictment that accused them of conspiring with violent, dangerous drug traffickers for the last 25 years.—
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California leads all states in trying to regulate AI, and is expected to fight against the president’s recent executive order to develop federal laws around AI that would supersede state laws.—
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The waterside trees leaned far out over the currents, almost toppling into the river, as if being pushed by the exuberant growth at their backs.—
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While the 40-foot steeple of Crown Point’s oldest church lays toppled along Grant Street and East North Street, treasures found inside the 139-year-old church have found their way into new light.—
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“Displace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displace. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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