Displacing

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of displace form-of, gerund, participle, present

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axbootdeposaldischargedismissalfiring

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"Lava spewed from Kilauea since May 3 has covered 13.4 square miles (34.7 sq km) of the island’s surface, destroying more than 700 homes and displacing thousands of residents."

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