as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
when Romeo learns he has been sentenced to banishment, he claims it is worse than death because he will be separated from Juliet forever
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Recent Examples of banishment
Not since the ominous days of the blacklist in the ‘40s and ‘50s have entertainers faced the threat of permanent career banishment.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Penalties can include ejection, banishment from NFL games and events, and legal action.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
It’s spoken by Jaques, a cranky courtier from the entourage of Duke Senior, living in banishment in the Forest of Arden.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Much has changed at Wolves since his effective banishment.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Penalties can include ejection, banishment from NFL games and events, and legal action.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
It’s spoken by Jaques, a cranky courtier from the entourage of Duke Senior, living in banishment in the Forest of Arden.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Much has changed at Wolves since his effective banishment.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishment
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Advertisement For that reason, collegiate sanctions for mild acts of civil disobedience may sometimes be relatively light—probation or a formal warning, for example, rather than suspension or expulsion.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Neogy left not during Amin’s Asian expulsion but earlier, after running afoul of the preceding regime, President Milton Obote’s.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The report cited internal documents showing Salesforce pitching itself as a tool to boost hiring for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which seeks to ramp up deportations across the country, and suggesting how AI could help evaluate tips and improve ICE investigations.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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What To Know The Nogales facility was designed to provide temporary housing and services for migrants awaiting processing or deportation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Banishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishment. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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