1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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2
as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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3
as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
Lee, a 40-year-old legislator, previously served as the PPP’s youngest party leader before being ousted by Yoon’s faction and subsequently founding his own splinter party.
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Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
But the problem has been extra-sticky for Democrats for years, in part because Pelosi and her equally senior lieutenants, Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., now 85, and Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., now 84, sat atop the caucus for so long that younger members started leaving in frustration — or plotted to oust them.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Yu and Yang ousted the No. 4 seeds Nunnery & Sobek early, then continued their run into the semis.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After he’s unceremoniously ousted by his firm and contractually barred from similar employment for two years, each new expense feels like a punch to the gut.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
But the problem has been extra-sticky for Democrats for years, in part because Pelosi and her equally senior lieutenants, Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., now 85, and Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., now 84, sat atop the caucus for so long that younger members started leaving in frustration — or plotted to oust them.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Yu and Yang ousted the No. 4 seeds Nunnery & Sobek early, then continued their run into the semis.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After he’s unceremoniously ousted by his firm and contractually barred from similar employment for two years, each new expense feels like a punch to the gut.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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The Subaru then rolled over and struck a light pole, ejecting him from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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He was ejected from 10 games in 1898 and was arrested in the offseason for killing a mule that belonged to a farmer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The district court granted most of CREW's request for information, including deposing Gleason.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Also in 1973, the Chilean military, with the C.I.A.’s help, deposed Chile’s president, Salvador Allende, and inaugurated what became a 17-year dictatorship.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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The film follows her on the worst day of her life as she gets fired, evicted and robbed at gunpoint.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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He had been evicted, at last report, from his lodgings.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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As an Associated Press investigation revealed, these systems have also outed LGBTQ+ students to parents or school administrators by monitoring searches or conversations about gender and sexuality.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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That mysterious threat was outed then, with the same warning.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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One game after the Oilers were unsuccessful in challenging that Bennett interfered with Stuart Skinner during the game’s first goal, Bennett toppled over Skinner after getting contact from Ekholm later in the period.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Any shift on the key issues could topple the high-wire act needed to please House and Senate Republicans.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
7 June 2025
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Civil matters can provide or deprive a person of a basic human need — food, shelter, income or safety.—
Jeffrey D. Harvey,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Without the jury present, Weinstein addressed the judge on Wednesday and complained the jury behavior is depriving him of a fair trial.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
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Craft beer has achieved a state of perfection, with all sub-standard brews banished.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Nathan Sage, a Marine Corps veteran who leads the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, and Iowa state Representative J.D. Scholten—who almost unseated former U.S. Representative Steve King, a Republican, in a deeply conservative district in 2018.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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With representatives from the disloyal states still unseated in Congress, New Jersey Democrat Andrew Jackson Rogers articulated their perspective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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