displace
verb (used with object)
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
have been displacing
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present perfect progressiveof displace.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But a chronic housing shortage and an influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants have been displacing residents like Palalay who give Lahaina its spirit and identity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
