as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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Recent Examples of displacement
For him, the most painful part of displacement wasn’t being forced from his home, but not knowing what had happened to it.
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Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Also, damage can occur even with small displacements.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
That would likely amount to their forcible displacement and exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis.
—Arkansas Online, 6 May 2025
Building on the 650, the X-Cape 700 comes with more power and a higher displacement of 693cc.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
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Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Also, damage can occur even with small displacements.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
That would likely amount to their forcible displacement and exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis.
—Arkansas Online, 6 May 2025
Building on the 650, the X-Cape 700 comes with more power and a higher displacement of 693cc.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
Noun
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The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to uphold the expulsion of two writers accused of writing during the 2023 strike, but to rescind a public rebuke of a writer who made a joke on Facebook.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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And the pope's most recent post is actually a repost in which a Catholic commentator calls out President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for laughing about the expulsion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Several of these pending cases are based on habeas corpus, including the deportation of Venezuelan migrants alleged by the Trump Administration to be a part of the Tren de Aragua gang.—
Time,
Time,
11 May 2025
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Trump’s deportation methods have faced legal challenges, though, with some cases—like the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who the administration said was mistakenly deported—drawing national attention.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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