1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in to out
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banish
Each player was banished from his professional sport for life.
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Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a children’s book series by Colin Thompson, this movie focuses on an evil king (who happens to be Betty’s grandfather) who banished music and magic from the land.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Stocks crater as nations vow to retaliate against Trump's tariffs: Live updates Death toll climbs as storms unleash 'catastrophic' rainfall: Live updates Trump banished her husband to El Salvador.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
In Utah, which as of Thursday night has banished fluoride from the water and moved to phase out the state’s universal vote-by-mail system, a bill can become law if the governor doesn’t sign it or reject it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
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Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a children’s book series by Colin Thompson, this movie focuses on an evil king (who happens to be Betty’s grandfather) who banished music and magic from the land.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Stocks crater as nations vow to retaliate against Trump's tariffs: Live updates Death toll climbs as storms unleash 'catastrophic' rainfall: Live updates Trump banished her husband to El Salvador.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
In Utah, which as of Thursday night has banished fluoride from the water and moved to phase out the state’s universal vote-by-mail system, a bill can become law if the governor doesn’t sign it or reject it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
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Women filmmakers working on British shores like Muriel Box, Wendy Toye, Margaret Tait, and Jill Craigie as well as American filmmakers exiled to the UK by the anti-Communist blacklist like Joseph Losey, Cy Endfield, and Edward Dmytryk will also feature.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
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Scott Rudin Plans His Return: The powerful producer who was exiled from Broadway and Hollywood four years ago after allegations of bullying has been quietly preparing to return to show business.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lock-down intensity Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller decided when the Florida senior’s own defense stopped the Cougars from even taking a winning shot at the buzzer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lockdown intensity, along with a 12-point deficit Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller decided when the Florida senior’s own D stopped the Cougars from even taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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If the next generation of cross-border rails is written in Brussels, Shenzhen or Riyadh, the dollar could be relegated to just one more token on someone else’s ledger, accepted out of habit rather than structural necessity.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Does that relegate the 2024 second-round pick to the bench, assuming Williams holds onto his starting role alongside McKinney?—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Baldwin denied pulling the trigger, and the case against him was ultimately dismissed in July after the prosecutors committed a Brady violation.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The families were disappeared, cut off from their lawyers and loved ones, and rushed to be deported, stripping their parents of the chance to protect their U.S. citizen children.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which lets the president deport noncitizens 14 years or older who are from a country with which the U.S. is at war.—
John Raby,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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No real violence occurred during the entirely unnecessary affair, nor was anyone ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Greinke was ejected after four pitches on July 7 at Houston, threw three innings the next day in the final game of the first half and then five innings to open the second half on July 13 against Pittsburgh.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Before agreeing to leave the show, Rourke faced the possibility of being the first contestant to be evicted from the CBB UK house this season, after Siwa was given a special power to choose one housemate to automatically face the public vote.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Three have been evicted for violating rules of conduct, Kozal said at the meeting.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The capturing of one of the sun's most elusive features is bound to inspire others to chase partial eclipses, particularly those occurring at sunrise or sunset, Seaton said.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Hundreds arose from the snow and began to chase Abby.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Banish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banish. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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