displace
verb (used with object)
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
have displaced
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present perfectof displace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The heavy downpours have displaced over 180,000 people as of last week, authorities said, with at least four people killed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Under Newsom's executive order, you cannot be evicted if you're a renter and are housing people who the fires have displaced.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025
Although I visited a Chromasonic installation in December, with 2025 off to a stressful start — our region struck by devastating wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands — I’ve been eager to return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
The clashes have displaced tens of thousands on each side of the border.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
Hygienic conditions now regarded as essential have displaced many of the older cooking pots which have been condemned as injurious to health.
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
