as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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Recent Examples of expulsion
Seldom has a brown person coasted through early eps without the critical gaze of fellow contestants, and eventual groupthink expulsion.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Extremist figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich not only oppose peace with Gaza, but are also calling for the expulsion of the enclave’s population.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Data released by the Arkansas Department of Education shows the combined number of suspensions and expulsions in the Little Rock School District has climbed in recent years to roughly pre-pandemic levels, even as enrollment has steadily dropped.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Idi Amin, who was Uganda’s president from 1971 until 1979, gained notoriety for his outlandish and often cruel actions, including the expulsion in 1972 of Ugandans of Asian descent.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Extremist figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich not only oppose peace with Gaza, but are also calling for the expulsion of the enclave’s population.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Data released by the Arkansas Department of Education shows the combined number of suspensions and expulsions in the Little Rock School District has climbed in recent years to roughly pre-pandemic levels, even as enrollment has steadily dropped.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Idi Amin, who was Uganda’s president from 1971 until 1979, gained notoriety for his outlandish and often cruel actions, including the expulsion in 1972 of Ugandans of Asian descent.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsion
deportation
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Denmark plans tougher deportation laws COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark unveiled a legal reform on Friday allowing foreigners who have been sentenced to at least one year of unconditional imprisonment for serious crimes to be deported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s border advisor, Tom Homan, announced Thursday that federal authorities would wind down immigration crackdowns in Minnesota, but only if agents were given access to jails to seize undocumented immigrants for deportation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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