excommunicate

as in to banish
to not allow (someone) to continue being a member of a group and especially the Roman Catholic church He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices.

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Recent Examples of excommunicate Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Rivera. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 In the aftermath of its arrival, the only man left standing is an enigmatic former priest excommunicated from the Six Petals. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025 Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 In the interim, Solo physically excommunicated Jimmy Uso from The Bloodline six months ago and started his own version of the group with Jacob Fatu as his enforcer. Shaheem Reid, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for excommunicate
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  • Each player was banished from his professional sport for life.
    Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Inspired by a children’s book series by Colin Thompson, this movie focuses on an evil king (who happens to be Betty’s grandfather) who banished music and magic from the land.
    Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • Hammie also screams at people on car trips and sometimes has to be exiled to the dashboard.
    Anna North, Vox, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Garifuna people are descendants of Indigenous Caribbean tribes and enslaved Africans, who were exiled from St. Vincent and the Grenadines by British colonizers and settled largely on the coast of Central America.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • What To Know Dimon is proposing to both increase the size of the credit and remove restrictions tied to family status—a move that would open EITC access to many workers that are currently excluded.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Canada has also threatened to hit the U.S. with tariffs, though its imports along with Mexico’s were excluded from Trump’s announcement of tariffs last week.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • According to them, that means you— the person reading this article—could be expelled from the United States without meaningful recourse.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The resurfacing of these remarks comes after the Trump administration has expelled the country’s ambassador and halted aid to South Africa, The Associated Press reported.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Republican senators are brushing off concerns that high-profile arrests and deportations of foreign students may ostracize a group that is a major contributor to the U.S. economy.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Sometimes, leaders pick a fight with a big personality to exert their authority, and although only Amorim knows what his motivations for ostracizing Rashford are, his decision not to attempt to reintegrate the forward quickly appeared to harden to the point of principle.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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  • The driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Trae Young scored 28 points in defeat, but was ejected after receiving two technical fouls towards the end of the game.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • On March 4, the day the order to show cause was to be heard, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Heyman dismissed fans on social media who have failed to give Rollins his flowers, saying he’s seen pro wrestlers fail in the ring and seen praise on social media for them while others spout nonsense while ignoring historical facts.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025

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