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as in exiled
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banished
Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Their fear was never banished, only mastered.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Their garage in Santa Rosa became exclusively a home for Campau’s tape collection, the cars banished to the driveway.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Certain Cleaning Supplies Often, cleaning supplies may be banished under the sink, and for the most part, Trosclair says this is just fine.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Extensive control measures, directed against the rats as well as their fleas, have essentially banished the plague from Europe, but there are still many regions of the world where the disease occurs.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Giants would love to be able to rely on right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who dominated in a relief role to start the season and showed early promise in the rotation before control and confidence issues banished him back to Triple-A Sacramento in late July.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
One was banished for falling in love with a Spanish explorer, another stood up against the Spanish conquistadors, while the third’s tears filled Lake Zirahuén.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Their fear was never banished, only mastered.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Their garage in Santa Rosa became exclusively a home for Campau’s tape collection, the cars banished to the driveway.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Certain Cleaning Supplies Often, cleaning supplies may be banished under the sink, and for the most part, Trosclair says this is just fine.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Extensive control measures, directed against the rats as well as their fleas, have essentially banished the plague from Europe, but there are still many regions of the world where the disease occurs.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Giants would love to be able to rely on right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who dominated in a relief role to start the season and showed early promise in the rotation before control and confidence issues banished him back to Triple-A Sacramento in late July.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
One was banished for falling in love with a Spanish explorer, another stood up against the Spanish conquistadors, while the third’s tears filled Lake Zirahuén.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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Even when convicted or exiled, coup plotters may be later freed.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An obsession with cleanliness was one of the things my proud mother relegated to middle-class anxiety.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The basket of other updates will be relegated to an omni quarterly update.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kawaljeet Singh, a police officer and member of a specialist unit tasked with rounding up immigrants illegally in India from Bangladesh, confirmed that 40 members of the Rohingya community were deported to Myanmar on May 6.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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On that June mission, all passengers on board the flotilla were detained off the coast, taken to Israel and later deported.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him and dragged him down from behind, landing on McCarthy’s ankle.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Free Cash Flow Fuels Dividends and Buybacks Veteran investors might remember past gold bull markets where companies, flush with cash, chased growth at any cost.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the past year alone, Bennett was in Superman and was outed as the most popular guy at SNL, and Mooney directed A24’s Y2K and toured a new album of original music.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ramaphosa is also expected to name a new ambassador to Washington after the last one was expelled.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But relief has been scant in a country largely ignored by the world since the Taliban takeover in 2021, that is struggling to accommodate millions of Afghans expelled from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, as well drought victims in its north.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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