as in to out
to drive or force out
drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer
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In March, 2008, the Post published a front-page story on Eliot Spitzer, then the governor of New York, who—after cracking down on prostitution rings while serving as the state’s attorney general, from 1999 to 2006—was outed as having patronized an escort service.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025 -
Having identifying documents with gender markers that don’t appear to match how a person is presenting themself could foster an uncomfortable, sometimes dangerous, situation for people who are forced to out themselves as trans to strangers.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
6 July 2025
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The seventh inning, meanwhile, saw Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake get ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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In March, he was ejected in Phoenix after a dust-up with Durant.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Two years after the Goetz incident, a white mob in the Italian American enclave of Howard Beach in New York chased 23-year-old Michael Griffith and two friends, all Black, and beat Griffith to death for simply being in their neighborhood.—
Robert Chiarito,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The felony charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they can't be refiled.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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While rumors suggested that the two met off the coast in their yachts, Wolff has dismissed the report.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Nuisance reports and bear sightings peak in June and July as yearling bears are cast out on their own and work to establish a home range.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 June 2025
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There’s the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
16 July 2025
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With billions of dollars at his disposal and tech masterminds at his service, Luthor sets out to banish Superman from Earth forever.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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In 2018, the pair had a public fallout when Buckingham was kicked out of the band and placed the blame on Nicks.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Brooks Jensen, who was violently kicked out of his faction in June, reemerged last night with a new brand and a new target.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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And four runs off Zack Wheeler is a pretty good night at the plate for any team.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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For an unknown reason, the man ran off the roadway, left onto the northbound shoulder, FHP said.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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“Drum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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