1
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of
dislocated his shoulder in the accident
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2
as in to disrupt
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 dislocate
Godwin dislocated his ankle in a loss to the Ravens just seven weeks into the season and was on track for yet another stellar season.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Finally, Nick Madrigal, the utilityman the Mets brought in to provide versatility for Mendoza’s lineups, will miss the entire 2025 season after dislocating and fracturing his left shoulder.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The winger was on pace for a career year (five goals, four assists) before breaking and dislocating his elbow while scoring a goal midway through 2024.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Literally, our one sort of brute strength person had his whole shoulder dislocated on the first day.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Finally, Nick Madrigal, the utilityman the Mets brought in to provide versatility for Mendoza’s lineups, will miss the entire 2025 season after dislocating and fracturing his left shoulder.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The winger was on pace for a career year (five goals, four assists) before breaking and dislocating his elbow while scoring a goal midway through 2024.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Literally, our one sort of brute strength person had his whole shoulder dislocated on the first day.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocate
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This termination policy subjected tribal nations and reservation lands to state jurisdiction and relocated at least 200,000 Native people from tribal lands to urban centers.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Two years earlier, her employer had sold his house in Brentwood, California, and relocated to Wellington.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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DDoS Threats Cybercriminals threaten Distributed Denial of Service attacks to disrupt personal websites unless payment is made.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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If production were to be disrupted for these particular institutions, shortages quickly spread through the entire medical system.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sacramento State moved up from non-scholarship Division II to scholarship Division I in 1991.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Indian Ocean is visible through the gardens’ palms, but beach access from the villas is purposefully obstructed—the resort’s way of making sure not to disturb the nearly 300 sea turtle nests lining the shore.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Following the act of protest, the referee of the University of Maryland match -- which was not an NCAA tournament -- issued a black card to Turner, removing her from the competition.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether or not South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state's Medicaid program.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Let go of a common misconception Some parents worry that teaching their child multiple languages will set them back or confuse them.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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On March 28, the agency notified its remaining employees that they would be terminated either on July 1, when all remaining USAID functions are set to be merged with State, or before Sept. 2, when the agency’s operations will have been substantially wound down or transferred to State.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
6 Apr. 2025
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Dislocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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