exiled

verb

Definition of exilednext
past tense of exile
as in banished
to force to leave a country with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

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  1. banished
  2. relegated
  3. deported
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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
  • He was then banished and given the title Marquis of Haihun.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of banished
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  • Given that the 2024 iteration has only a few days left before it’s relegated to holiday history books, grab your gloves and your hot cocoa because there’s no time like the present for a winter wonderland stroll.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As dress codes continue to become more relaxed, the simple two-piece suit has been relegated for many to only a few occasions—office meetings, weddings and funerals.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of relegated
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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
  • 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
Definition of deported
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