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 Last year, the administration added Title 42, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order that allows border officials to immediately expel migrants to Mexico or their home countries because of the pandemic. — al, "Honduran teen who lost arm, leg in train accident struggles to reunite with mother in Alabama," 29 Apr. 2021 Advocates have in part blamed a Trump-era policy put in place during the pandemic that allows border officials to swiftly expel migrants encountered at the border for pushing migrants to smugglers. — Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, "Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling," 27 Apr. 2021 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, though, shut down the effort to expel Greene from Congress, instead stopping at Democrats removing Greene from her committee assignments after the Republican conference refused to do so alone. — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, "Marjorie Taylor Greene proposes expelling Maxine Waters, adopting Democratic tactic used on her," 19 Apr. 2021 Last year, the administration added Title 42, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order that allows border officials to immediately expel migrants to Mexico or their home countries because of the pandemic. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Honduran teen wants to reunite with his mother in U.S. But the border remains closed to him," 18 Apr. 2021 In March, 103,900 people were expelled by CBP under Title 42, which allows Customs and Border Protection to expel undocumented migrants to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in holding facilities. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, "Migrant encounters up 71% in March as Biden administration grapples with border," 8 Apr. 2021 Title 42, a pandemic-era rule which allows the administration to expel migrants without due process for public health reasons. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - March 21, 2021," 21 Mar. 2021 On Friday, Representative Jimmy Gomez, Democrat of California, introduced a resolution to expel Ms. Greene from Congress, arguing that her past social media posts, including advocating Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s execution, disqualified her from serving. — New York Times, "With Disruption and Trolling, Greene Reflects G.O.P.’s Shift," 19 Mar. 2021 Most notably, the administration has left in place the Trump-era CDC Title 42 order, which allows border officials to summarily expel almost anyone detained at the border without documentation, ostensibly as a pandemic-response measure. — Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, "The Infernal Challenge of Ending “Kids In Cages”," 15 Mar. 2021

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