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displace
verb as in move, remove from normal place
verb as in remove from position of responsibility
Example Sentences
One proposal said to have gained support in Washington is for Sir Tony to lead that authority, although his office has said only that he would not support anything that displaced the people of Gaza.
His family, once middle-class professionals, were suddenly displaced — navigating life in refugee camps and temporary housing.
The resulting wildfires burned for 17 days, killing 85 people and displacing more than 50,000, destroying most of the town of Paradise and much of the nearby communities.
Women and children were among at least 20 who died when a strike hit a building and tents sheltering displaced families near Firas market in Gaza City's central Daraj neighbourhood overnight, according to first responders.
Earlier in the week, Ragasa ripped through the Philippines' remote northern islands, leaving towns flooded, thousands displaced and at least eight killed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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