1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banished
Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.
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Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Check back every week after new Wednesday night episodes to see who the traitors eliminated, who the cast banished and who's still in the running.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The former Duke and Duchess of York were not invited to Christmas festivities with the royal family this year, and have both been effectively banished from royal life.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Three episodes later, Rob was banished.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
In wartime Los Angeles, with Pearl Harbor still fresh in people's minds, and 120,000 Japanese Americans banished to internment camps, paranoia ran deep.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
George Clarke is still competing for the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing crown and Niko Omilana took part on Celebrity Traitors, although he was banished first.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Within 30 days, registrations would be required, proofs of freedom demanded, and Black residents lacking two white sponsors willing to post the $500 bond would be banished.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Check back every week after new Wednesday night episodes to see who the traitors eliminated, who the cast banished and who's still in the running.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The former Duke and Duchess of York were not invited to Christmas festivities with the royal family this year, and have both been effectively banished from royal life.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Three episodes later, Rob was banished.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
In wartime Los Angeles, with Pearl Harbor still fresh in people's minds, and 120,000 Japanese Americans banished to internment camps, paranoia ran deep.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
George Clarke is still competing for the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing crown and Niko Omilana took part on Celebrity Traitors, although he was banished first.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Within 30 days, registrations would be required, proofs of freedom demanded, and Black residents lacking two white sponsors willing to post the $500 bond would be banished.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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Ultimately, Yu made the decision to leave the army, which left him feeling disoriented and exiled.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Iranian ethnic minorities exiled abroad are warning that efforts to overthrow the country’s theocratic Islamic regime will falter without swift international support, particularly from the United States.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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This look wasn’t relegated to the Jesus Movement scene.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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By the end of last season, Kotkaniemi was often relegated to fourth-line duty, even moving to the wing as Carolina made room for Mark Jankowski.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ezeiruaku was ejected from the game.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The impact caused him to be ejected and land down an embankment.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Each person captured stays about 47 days before they are deported, costing $7,065 per person.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The pursuit ended in Chula Vista when the vehicle being chased crashed into another vehicle.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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No, not the space being chased, with the top six teams in each conference advancing directly to the playoffs and the next four to the play-in round.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Dunbar cited research on social networks that suggests people in interconnected friend groups are more likely to be generous to one another, possibly out of fear of being outed as miserly to an entire group.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins recalled how Bledsoe outed a civic group that shut kids’ lemonade stands near a golf tournament the group sponsored.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Vatican then expelled ten other members.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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