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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Like, part of committing to that kind of vocation is to be taken away, to be exiled, to be on the outside, to be alienated, and how often that happens.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2025
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Being exiled far from their families and communities imposes a sense of isolation on the prisoners' sudden freedom after decades living behind bars.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
3 Dec. 2025
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And that feeling of attachment, as Friedman sees it, is not relegated to vintage.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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And freshman cornerback Ja’Boree Antoine held his own when pressed into duty late after Lucas was ejected and OJ Frederique left in the second half with an injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fire Rescue said one person was ejected in the collision and airlifted to a trauma center.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most people deported to Tapachula are not from southern Mexico, said Ivana Saldivar, who heads the Tapachula office of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gonzalez chased her down, punched her several times and then dragged her back to the truck, police said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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That’s been the case this season, too, even as Nacua and Davante Adams have chased the NFL lead in receiving yards and touchdowns.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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After Julia outed their affair in the one true bombshell of the season and Adriana wowed everyone by bringing up a Haitian mortician who got a free coffee maker (an excellent Halloween costume, BTW), the next season will just be the two of them sniping and shouting.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Carly was outed as the niece of Hanks in the premiere by fellow contestant Hugo after her ties to fame were hinted at with a park bench — from Hanks' iconic movie Forrest Gump — earlier in the show.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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