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as in ejected
to drive or force out
animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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as in exhaled
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expelled
The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.
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Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Then, on July 29, the day after the election, Maduro expelled the diplomatic missions of seven Latin American countries whose state officials had used words like fraud or asked for detailed tallies of the results.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
On top of all of this, Kitty was technically expelled for living with Dae, Min Ho and Q in the boys’ dormitory.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Bart gets expelled from school after driving a tractor into Superintendent Chalmers’s butt and is homeschooled by Marge, but becomes a bookworm after getting into a novel about a boy who goes to war.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
After Blagojevich became the first person in Illinois to be expelled from the governor’s mansion, calls for reform rang out again.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
All 15 suspects were suspended from Salisbury University, with some of those also expelled from their fraternity, the institutions said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
At the scene, cops found three 9mm shell casings as well as a few live rounds that had been expelled from the pistol as the suspect freed a jam.
—Ellen Moynihan, Twin Cities, 8 Dec. 2024
Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Then, on July 29, the day after the election, Maduro expelled the diplomatic missions of seven Latin American countries whose state officials had used words like fraud or asked for detailed tallies of the results.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
On top of all of this, Kitty was technically expelled for living with Dae, Min Ho and Q in the boys’ dormitory.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Bart gets expelled from school after driving a tractor into Superintendent Chalmers’s butt and is homeschooled by Marge, but becomes a bookworm after getting into a novel about a boy who goes to war.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
After Blagojevich became the first person in Illinois to be expelled from the governor’s mansion, calls for reform rang out again.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
All 15 suspects were suspended from Salisbury University, with some of those also expelled from their fraternity, the institutions said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
At the scene, cops found three 9mm shell casings as well as a few live rounds that had been expelled from the pistol as the suspect freed a jam.
—Ellen Moynihan, Twin Cities, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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He was ejected from Club America’s 2020 CONCACAF Champions League semifinal loss to Major League Soccer side LAFC after a halftime physical altercation with an opposing coach and was fired in the days that followed.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Both McMillan and Brooks were ejected and later fined.Jason Quick, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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All these shows had small but devoted followings and when the cancellations were announced, audience frustration radiated out from social media.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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See Demi Moore, whose ultra-long hair was styled into silky, undulating waves that radiated health at the Governors Awards on las tweek.Hannah Coates, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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Witness Beverly Taylor told ABC New York City station WABC that the grocery store and the sidewalk in front of it were bustling with people when the gunfire erupted at rush hour.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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The spread of these illnesses poses a serious threat to public health and is a significant concern following the global coronavirus pandemic that erupted in 2020.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Sunlight had begun to fade, casting a shadow on the space.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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But for better or worse, his legacy rests not on forging grand peace treaties — those traditional diplomatic prizes eluded him — but on his role in two wars that often cast him in very different lights.Edward Wong, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
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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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He was released from prison in October 2019.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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