expels

present tense third-person singular of expel
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as in exhales
to let or force out of the lungs asked the patient to expel a deep breath

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Verb
  • Instead, progress begins locally and radiates outward.
    Claire Foley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
  • As the calendar turns its page from 2024 to 2025, the astronomical energy that radiates the cosmos will have a different effect on each of our lives.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The ouster of nine veteran FBI leaders, including the heads of the Washington and New York field offices, removes respected leaders from their posts and casts doubt across the organization.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
  • And even now, that loss casts a pall over his personal achievements that year, his first of nine consecutive All-Star seasons, first of four Gold Glove awards, and becoming the first player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and MVP.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Laughter erupts in the background, as the cheese stretches farther and farther.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • One is public opinion and the perception of corruption in those cases that could be damaging to candidates’ images and prevent them from even being nominated once a scandal erupts.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
  • This duo includes a collagen serum and an eye cream that banishes dark circles and tired-looking skin.
    Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Ammonia emits a deeply unpleasant smell, and exposure can lead to symptoms like headaches, irritated eyes, skin, and lungs.
    Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That would be a fine cap to a sketch, but McCarthy then spits coffee on the window and does something to the window with her body that may never have been shown before on broadcast television.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.
    Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Humiliated when Iran releases the hostages minutes after Reagan is inaugurated.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
  • What Philly’s ascension and Sunday night’s rout should remind the Dolphins and other chasers is that the fundamentals of football — offensive and defensive lines — are the starting blocks from which everything else emanates.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Expels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expels. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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