as in removed
to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position
The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff. He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.
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Recent Examples of dislodged
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Her books are full of people who have been dislodged from one place and set down in another.
—James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Then, power lines and trees dislodged Megan and her father.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Her books are full of people who have been dislodged from one place and set down in another.
—James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislodged
Adjective
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Listed for the first time this year, the 61-acre property includes a sprawling mansion, a greenhouse, and a detached garage with room for up to 20 cars.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Take their approach to motherhood: While Cleo seems almost blinded by her devotion to her sons, Maddie is more detached from her teenage son, Seth.Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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The entire affected tooth will be removed if X-rays show that there is no room for the tooth to fit in the mouth, the tooth is coming in at the wrong angle, or the infection has damaged the tooth.Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
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The bark is removed from the tree in summer using traditional methods handed down from generation to generation.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The company maintains a $100 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which remains undrawn.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a similar legal procedure that enables people or companies to sell off non-exempt assets and pay off the majority of their unsecured debts.New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
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On Wednesday morning, Nike shares fell about 5%, after the company withdrew its full-year guidance and postponed its investor day indefinitely during Tuesday’s earnings call, Fortune reported.Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Comeback stories don’t usually start with taking home gold at the Olympics, but Lee’s triumphs in Tokyo three years ago came after Biles unexpectedly withdrew from the competition.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale.Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately.Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Her hair was brushed over to one side, cascading toward one shoulder in undone waves with tons of volume.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
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In India today, there are real fears over changes to the country’s secular character, the collapse of public institutions, the elimination of checks and balances, and the emergence of unbound state authority.Madhav Khosla, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2020
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As Jones’s novel shows, the unbound possibility of slavery beyond the plantation and the narrative of emancipation in the U.S. can be neither settled nor singularly confined to Juneteenth.Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 19 June 2024
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“Dislodged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislodged. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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