as in banishes
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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Though the episodes ended before Britney revealed her vote, fans are convinced that Britney votes for Danielle and banishes her based on how the episode was edited.—
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This duo includes a collagen serum and an eye cream that banishes dark circles and tired-looking skin.—
Taylor Lane,
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11 Oct. 2024
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Economists expected that a core measurement of PPI that excludes food and energy would slightly increase on an annual basis.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This generally applies to the think tanks and generally excludes media sites like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg and Reuters, all of which are listed at the end.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hermlin rejects that characterization.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ashton also dismisses the concerns that a three-year degree lacks the many electives and opportunities for self-discovery.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump's approach dismisses collective security and weakens NATO's cohesion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Excommunicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunicates. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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