1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in carrying
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deporting
And now, the administration is largely deporting peaceful people, whose biggest offense might have been overstaying a visa or crossing the border at most.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, deporting 1 million individuals each year could lead to annual expenses reaching up to $88 billion.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
DeSantis told reporters that Guthrie’s comments were about the speed at which the Department of Homeland Security was deporting detainees from the makeshift facility.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The administration is deporting and detaining undocumented immigrants, sometimes without due process, and deploying the National Guard in city streets.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Abrego Garcia, who was rearrested Monday in Maryland after he was released Friday from criminal custody in Tennessee, is currently being held in a detention center in Virginia, where the federal government is temporarily blocked from deporting him pending further proceedings in a habeas case.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the same day as his release from prison, Abrego Garcia was served with a notice that the administration planned on deporting him to Uganda within 72 hours.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
That includes employees of Enforcement and Removal Operations, the section tasked with identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants and immigrants who commit deportable crimes, and Homeland Security Investigations, the arm of ICE responsible for investigating immigration and customs crimes.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
These include deporting alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under an 18th-century wartime powers act and detaining a Columbia University student activist with legal permanent residency status over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.
—Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, deporting 1 million individuals each year could lead to annual expenses reaching up to $88 billion.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
DeSantis told reporters that Guthrie’s comments were about the speed at which the Department of Homeland Security was deporting detainees from the makeshift facility.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The administration is deporting and detaining undocumented immigrants, sometimes without due process, and deploying the National Guard in city streets.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Abrego Garcia, who was rearrested Monday in Maryland after he was released Friday from criminal custody in Tennessee, is currently being held in a detention center in Virginia, where the federal government is temporarily blocked from deporting him pending further proceedings in a habeas case.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the same day as his release from prison, Abrego Garcia was served with a notice that the administration planned on deporting him to Uganda within 72 hours.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
That includes employees of Enforcement and Removal Operations, the section tasked with identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants and immigrants who commit deportable crimes, and Homeland Security Investigations, the arm of ICE responsible for investigating immigration and customs crimes.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
These include deporting alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under an 18th-century wartime powers act and detaining a Columbia University student activist with legal permanent residency status over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.
—Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deporting
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX lands Falcon 9 boosters on offshore drone ships after most of its launches and only brings the rocket back to an onshore landing on missions carrying lighter payloads to orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The deal with YouTube caps off a tumultuous year for Sesame Workshop, which lost its output deal with HBO last December, though the streaming platform inked a deal to continue carrying some library programming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Verdict Announced in Young Dolph's Murder Trial The jury deliberated for about three hours before acquitting the 45-year-old of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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In 2013, with Knox now back in the United States, Italy’s highest court ordered a new trial, ultimately acquitting her in 2015.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Cadillac does, however, win back a few points for keeping some physical controls around instead of relegating everything to the touchscreen, even if some of the buttons look a bit chintzy.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
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Business leaders outside the technology bubble need to become more intimately involved with AI initiatives, versus relegating them to technical teams, who don’t necessarily fully connect the dots to business needs.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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But, although the rise in dismissals of this sort may be more a product of the greater likelihood of them being reported rather than an outright increase, there may also be a sense in which some chief executives are behaving badly because of their status.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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If consumers or businesses perceive stablecoins as more practical, the state may face the awkward task of promoting one digital form of the yuan while restraining another.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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First, both Washington and Beijing now have proven weapons that are restraining the aggressive instincts of the other side.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Monday lifted limits that had been imposed on federal agents conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Part of the appeal of stablecoins is the speed in conducting transactions on digital ledgers.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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