as in to out
to drive or force out
the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance
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Rodrigo is not the only celebrity who has outed herself as a stan.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 June 2025 -
Those who were outed would not only lose their jobs, but their names were often published in newspapers, which could cost them their families and their livelihoods.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus called strike three on Rockies outfielder Tyler Freeman, and he immediately got ejected after arguing the call.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Until 2006, patent holders could presumptively obtain a court injunction that ordered infringers to stop using their invention (akin to a landowner’s legal right to eject trespassers camping on their property).—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In a series of tweets, Charli XCX dismissed the controversy and defended her creative choices.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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The Post, like much of New York city’s establishment, was already dismissing Mamdani as too extreme to win in the Democratic mayoral primary.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 June 2025
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Meyer captured the ancient light cast out by the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula over 34 hours in May 2025, while observing under the near-pristine dark skies of Arizona, a little north of Ash Fork.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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Lower down the ballot, in a sweeping show of dissatisfaction, voters cast out more than two dozen Democratic state lawmakers.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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The hydraulic anti-roll can get slightly upset on bumpy roads, however, as a friend chasing me on a liter bike noted on a Malibu pullout.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Each morning, a small herd of bulls runs through the village streets, chasing thousands of participants clad in all white with red scarves.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Softening those characters for present-day sensibilities banishes what little edge there was and leaves everything feeling over-bright in a restless and relentless production.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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Any input would help. – Visiting Accident Dear Visiting: Don’t banish yourself just yet.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Verb
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The gunman who mistakenly shot her ran off and is being sought.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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Trees and shrubs enable water to be stored in soil, instead of rapidly running off and floods.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Come that summer, Doherty was kicked out of the band once again, and turned his full attention towards Babyshambles, this time bringing onboard Walden on lead guitar, Gemma Clarke on drums, Jamie Perrett on guitar, and Peter Perrett Jr. on bass to play shows.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2025
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After Raw came back from it final commercial break, Rhodes and Uso went back and forth kicking out of their signature moves, including a Spear and a Super Cody Cutter.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Boot (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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