banishments

plural of banishment
as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland when Romeo learns he has been sentenced to banishment, he claims it is worse than death because he will be separated from Juliet forever

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Noun
  • In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.
    Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Banishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishments. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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