Choose the Right Synonym for expel

eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. a student expelled from college oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. police ousted the squatters evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of expel in a Sentence

The club may expel members who do not follow the rules. She was expelled from school for bad behavior. expel air from the lungs

Recent Examples on the Web The order allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the southern border due to COVID-19 and has been used to expel a majority of migrants since March 2020. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 5 May 2022 They are carried out under Title 42 authority, which was named for a public health law and used to expel migrants on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. — Elliot Spagat, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2022 Last year, Turkey threatened to expel 10 foreign ambassadors, including the U.S. ambassador, after their embassies signed a letter calling for Kavala’s release, sparking a brief diplomatic crisis. — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 University of Colorado Boulder officials condemned the conduct and threatened to permanently expel any student found to have attacked police and other first responders during the mayhem. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2021 An appeals court on Thursday suspended a federal judge's order that would have barred the Biden administration from using a pandemic-era border policy to expel migrant families with little to no due process. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021 Biden also has tried to expel most families traveling together, but changes in Mexican law have forced agents to release many parents and children into the U.S. — Elliot Spagat And Nomaan Merchant, Chron, 30 Mar. 2021 Biden also has tried to expel most families traveling together, but changes in Mexican law have forced agents to release many parents and children into the U.S. — Elliot Spagat And Nomaan Merchant, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2021 The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, could not say why U.S. officials expel some families to Mexico while others are released into the United States. — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2021 See More

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