BANISHED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

banished

verb

past tense of banish

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 Catlett was banished from the United States for what her art had to say. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 There’s no chance Cannes Lions will be the next one banished from the game if this year is anything to go by. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Julius Randle has been banished to NBA Siberia (Brooklyn). — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 June 2026 Where old wet-dry vacuums can harbor a musty smell, this one’s self-cleaning and heated drying abilities has banished the issue altogether. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 One was banished for falling in love with a Spanish explorer, another stood up against the Spanish conquistadors, while the third’s tears filled Lake Zirahuén. — Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 The real promise of the Tick Tock is that the day’s rhythms have been banished from its bright cocoon. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Certain Cleaning Supplies Often, cleaning supplies may be banished under the sink, and for the most part, Trosclair says this is just fine. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 In other words, all is on the surface, and nuance is banished like a foot slammed into the solar plexus. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

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After years of him rampaging around and causing destruction, a braintrust of heroes exiled the green monster into space.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The reality star, actress, and comedian hasn't been exiled from late night altogether, however.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

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Raul Jimenez Jimenez, playing in his fourth World Cup with Mexico at the age of 35, rejoined Wolverhampton Wanderers — relegated from the Premier League last season — from Fulham on the eve of the tournament.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The buffet area quickly exceeded capacity and some dishes had to be relegated to the fridge in the garage.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Balogun, a star striker who has scored three goals so far in this year’s tournament, received a red card and was ejected from last week’s US game against Bosnia and Herzegovina for a foul against a defender.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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Daniel had arrived back in Venezuela the day of the disaster, after being deported from the United States.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The port city, which served as the capital of the pre-independence Haiti, is struggling to absorb people displaced by armed gangs in the West, Central Plateau and Artibonite regions, as well as Haitians deported from other countries.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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In that operation, federal agents randomly chased people in shopping centers, neighborhoods and a church grounds — making arrests, prompting businesses to close and causing widespread fear among immigrant communities.

— Diamy Wang July 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The animal charged toward the visitor, chased him back and forth through a patch of trees, and, ultimately, struck the man with its horns, launching and flipping him over.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of chased

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He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

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