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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
Andrew has already been banished to Sandringham and stripped of his titles.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
The scheme has proved to be the start of a wave of pedestrianizations across the city, which have banished cars from some major streets and reduced the number of car lanes on many others.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
All of those players Miami banished/traded away that 2019 Tanking for Tua season were proven NFL starters, players who had the ability to continue their careers as impactful contributors to the Dolphins.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
He was effectively banished from the fashion industry.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
The arguments about whether or not the drug peddlers should be banished becomes the central narrative thread.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Russell Crowe, 'Gladiator’ (2001) Crowe's Roman warrior Maximus, a general banished to slavery thanks to a petulant young emperor (Joaquin Phoenix) who rises back to glory, is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action heroes that still works.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Woody Brown, a nonverbal author himself, highlights stories that are too often banished to the margins.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Her competitors easily and near-unanimously tagged her as a traitor and banished her in the third episode.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
The scheme has proved to be the start of a wave of pedestrianizations across the city, which have banished cars from some major streets and reduced the number of car lanes on many others.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
All of those players Miami banished/traded away that 2019 Tanking for Tua season were proven NFL starters, players who had the ability to continue their careers as impactful contributors to the Dolphins.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
He was effectively banished from the fashion industry.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
The arguments about whether or not the drug peddlers should be banished becomes the central narrative thread.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Russell Crowe, 'Gladiator’ (2001) Crowe's Roman warrior Maximus, a general banished to slavery thanks to a petulant young emperor (Joaquin Phoenix) who rises back to glory, is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action heroes that still works.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Woody Brown, a nonverbal author himself, highlights stories that are too often banished to the margins.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Her competitors easily and near-unanimously tagged her as a traitor and banished her in the third episode.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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Dillon said the tortoise was still roaming the grounds of the governor's residence on the island best known as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to following his defeat by the British at Waterloo in 1815.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), after his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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In February, the judge overseeing the case dismissed several claims against the bank, but let stand two others.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Far too often, symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath and nerve pain are misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Gibbs hasn’t been relegated to the past and his name still comes up occasionally, including in the 500th episode case, though getting there for Binder was a journey.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her fitness-instructor character is stuck in the past, something that obviously hits close to home for Val, who is feeling especially tender after being relegated to the role of day player.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bucknor, who has been an MLB umpire since 1996, ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora after calling Trevor Story out on a check swing.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Patience, who was a senior at Chapel Hill High School, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many of the Cubans deported to Mexico have ended up in the southern city of Villahermosa.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Isaiah Evans slipped trying to curl to the rim and Solo Ball scooped up the ball, racing toward the basket, chased by the likely player of the year, Cam Boozer.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Without hesitation, Gunner flew down the stairs to the yard and chased after the bunny.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That process has effectively scared many people away from filling out paperwork to recertify with Medi-Cal due to fears of being outed by the federal government, which is cracking down on undocumented immigrants by apprehending and deporting them.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dali had nearly been expelled from the Surrealist movement in 1934 for refusing to denounce the Nazis, and yet his star still burned bright.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Azabal plays Layal, a tightly wound Arabic professor whose troubled teenage son Daniel (Zolghadri) is expelled from high school, prompting her to escort him from Indiana to California to live with his estranged father.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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