banishing

verb

present participle of banish
1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands

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2
as in dismissing
to drive or force out permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center

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Recent Examples of banishing But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026 Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 The panel supports smooth, competitive esports gameplay with a fast 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time, together banishing motion blur. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 June 2026 This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026 Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishing
  1. exiling
  2. dismissing
  3. relegating
  4. ejecting
  5. deporting
  6. chasing
  7. expelling
  8. evicting
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  • The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • After dismissing Cora and his staff, the Red Sox have surged back into playoff contention with the trade deadline looming.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • De Vries barely looked at it, dismissing the message as spam or phishing without reading past the first few lines.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
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  • Livingetc warns against relegating one partner’s belongings to a single corner or spare room while the rest of the home reflects the other person’s taste.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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  • In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
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  • The July 8 ruling prevents law enforcement from being able to deport migrants who swim into the territories, reversing a practice of deporting them on the spot without a legal process.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The administration wanted to claim the opposite to create a legal basis for deporting Venezuelan immigrants.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of deporting
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  • And in April 2026 a researcher chasing Project Eleven's Q-Day Prize broke a 15-bit key on real quantum hardware.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The sluggish start mirrored Wednesday’s defeat, leaving Bay FC once again chasing the game before many fans had settled into their seats.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
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  • Despite fierce internal resistance, Kinnock ended up expelling hundreds of Militant members.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of expelling
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  • Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of evicting

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