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Synonyms
banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, kick out, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out
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He was abruptly ousted from his job the next work day. — Washington Post, "Emails show Iowa official’s Tupac fixation before his ouster," 16 July 2019 In 2016 Arpaio was ousted from his position as sheriff after 24 years. — USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019 Scott Pelley, who seemed well-suited for the role at the outset, was ousted in May 2017 after the previous management regime soured on him. — Marisa Guthrie, The Hollywood Reporter, "Norah O'Donnell Takes on the Mission of the 'CBS Evening News'," 15 July 2019 Mayors have been ousted, planning documents rewritten, campaigns waged over the very thought of turning prime real estate back into dunes and beaches. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Can Coastal California Adapt to Climate Change?," 15 July 2019 Arpaio in 2016 was ousted from his position as sheriff after 24 years. — Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, "Joe Arpaio 2020 billboards pop up, but is he actually running?," 14 July 2019 Mr Cetinkaya was apparently ousted for refusing the president’s request to lower interest rates. — The Economist, "Business this week," 13 July 2019 Jill McDonald was ousted as the head of Marks & Spencer’s fashion business. — Fortune, "A VC Community Introduces a Gender Quota: The Broadsheet," 12 July 2019 This past season, Houston was ousted in the second round by the Warriors. — Tim Reynolds, baltimoresun.com, "Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul, picks in another NBA blockbuster," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oust.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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