defenestrated

past tense of defenestrate

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Verb
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the show itself wasn’t around for a good time or even a particularly long time, getting axed after pilot reshoots and a shaky single season that bombed with critics.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Alaska reality series Life Below Zero is also reported to have been axed after 11 years.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In their effort to appeal to the broadest possible customer base, most demos are impersonal tutorials that sound canned, and therefore, detached from the audience.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Kyle Anderson bailed out a disgusting Warriors possession with a lefty layup, then Curry canned his third 3 to inch within three.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This number could include weapons in the process of being dismantled or retired.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But if you're retired or don't have anyone who's relying on your paycheck, the answer is probably no.
    Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Thousands were evicted after the city began limiting stays to 30 or 60 days for single adults.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The rest, after being evicted, remain empty and abandoned.
    Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • These power players are likely to vie for a larger share of the economic pie in post-Assad Syria, creating tensions with traditional business networks in cities such as Aleppo and Damascus that were previously dominated by Assad’s cronies and that might be ostracized under the new government.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Carter said that over the last few years of the investigation, he and other officers had been ostracized for their emotions and inability to answer questions at times.
    Jillian Ellison, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Gang Green needs to get younger after its defense clearly took a step back after Robert Saleh was fired, and Mosley will likely be one of the first dominoes to fall.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Anyone who was wrongly dipping into the OT kitty for themselves or others has to be found and exiled from the high command, if not fired outright.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Defenestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrated. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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