1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in to out
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banish
Where old wet-dry vacuums can harbor a musty smell, this one’s self-cleaning and heated drying abilities has banished the issue altogether.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
One was banished for falling in love with a Spanish explorer, another stood up against the Spanish conquistadors, while the third’s tears filled Lake Zirahuén.
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Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
But despite being banished to the AEW bench for two years, Danhausen defied the odds through his one-man merchandising empire.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Nothing else is working to banish the creepy specter of Jeffrey Epstein from his life.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
One was banished for falling in love with a Spanish explorer, another stood up against the Spanish conquistadors, while the third’s tears filled Lake Zirahuén.
—
Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
But despite being banished to the AEW bench for two years, Danhausen defied the odds through his one-man merchandising empire.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Nothing else is working to banish the creepy specter of Jeffrey Epstein from his life.
—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.
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The Palencia news was encouraging when considering the MRI didn’t reveal a major elbow injury, and left-hander Matthew Boyd was scheduled to throw a rehab outing with High A South Bend on Saturday.
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Dallas’ roster included two of Chen’s former UConn teammates — Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd — and if Chen had any extra motivation, Williams was happy to out her.
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So why did the filmmakers behind this cinematic reboot of DC‘s female answer to Superman relegate poor Krypto, who was such a big part of making last year’s Superman so much fun, to a mere cameo?
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They were relegated the following campaign, but finished second in the Championship last season to head back to the Premier League.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Delta denied this in its legal response, seeking to dismiss the case.
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The people who already have been given final orders of removal, those are the ones who are most vulnerable to being deported.
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People who are eventually granted asylum can’t be deported.
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Firefighters said one of the victims was ejected from one of the vehicles.
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Six months earlier, observers believed the space plane had ejected six objects at once, but those were later determined to be debris left over from launch.
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The fan was quickly approached and evicted.
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Failure to abide by this condition could mean losing your security deposit, or even being evicted.
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Ten plus years chasing this championship – never got the recognition.
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In one incident, a child set off bear spray in a crowd; in another, officers recovered a gun after chasing a youth, police said.
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“Banish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banish. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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