as in banished
to force (someone) to leave a place
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.
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Recent Examples of evicted
Thousands were evicted after the city began limiting stays to 30 or 60 days for single adults.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In typical civil eviction proceedings, people are evicted after trials for not paying rent.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The rest, after being evicted, remain empty and abandoned.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The Presque Isle Housing Authority evicted her in 2022.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
But being evicted from public housing pitched her right back into it.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
More than 24,000 eviction cases were filed in Bexar County last year, and the number of households evicted continued to rise above pre-pandemic levels, local data shows.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
None of the low-income participants in Rx Kids reported being evicted since childbirth, compared with other groups, according to the survey.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
After the assaults, the bombardment died down, indicating the Ukrainians had evicted local Russian forces.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In typical civil eviction proceedings, people are evicted after trials for not paying rent.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The rest, after being evicted, remain empty and abandoned.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
The Presque Isle Housing Authority evicted her in 2022.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
But being evicted from public housing pitched her right back into it.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
More than 24,000 eviction cases were filed in Bexar County last year, and the number of households evicted continued to rise above pre-pandemic levels, local data shows.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
None of the low-income participants in Rx Kids reported being evicted since childbirth, compared with other groups, according to the survey.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
After the assaults, the bombardment died down, indicating the Ukrainians had evicted local Russian forces.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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So, before turning off the lights that zigzagged across the lot, McArdle sized up the pile of trees that had been banished to the back of the shed.Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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He was then banished and given the title Marquis of Haihun.Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles led 21-7 after the first quarter, the Commanders had five turnovers, an Eagles player was ejected for giving the crowd the bird and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had to leave the game with a concussion.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Schroeder ejected 76ers big man Andre Drummond as well for a foul on Wembanyama.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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It's been six months since an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin was dismissed in New Mexico.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, nearly 454,000 migrants living in the country without legal permission were deported between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by Robert Lynch, an economics professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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The migrant from Guatemala who was arrested in connection to the heinous death of a woman set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday was previously deported.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Almost all of Gaza’s other schools are either shuttered, destroyed or have been converted into shelters for the displaced.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Israel responded with a devastating campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that have killed more than 45,000 people, destroyed much of the enclave and displaced nearly two million.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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