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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Among the line-up for this year’s speakers is also director-producer duo Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke (Kill List, Bulk, Sightseers) as well as Andrea Arnold, best known for her 2024 Cannes outing Bird.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025 -
In March, 2008, the Post published a front-page story on Eliot Spitzer, then the governor of New York, who—after cracking down on prostitution rings while serving as the state’s attorney general, from 1999 to 2006—was outed as having patronized an escort service.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The seventh inning, meanwhile, saw Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake get ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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In March, he was ejected in Phoenix after a dust-up with Durant.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The felony charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they can't be refiled.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The felony charges against two CityBeat journalists, who were arrested while covering a protest on the John A. Roebling Bridge, have been dismissed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
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Nuisance reports and bear sightings peak in June and July as yearling bears are cast out on their own and work to establish a home range.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 June 2025
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There’s the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Again, don’t run: Bears will chase you, just like a dog would.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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And that’s what all three of these companies are chasing: trust, at scale.—
Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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To start, banish these five categories of items from your countertops ASAP.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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As former players who lived the mind games firsthand, the trio will bring their behind-the-scenes insights, examine the strategies, decipher the deception, and, of course, banish the boring in their new podcast.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Ben dominated the second match, running off 11 unanswered after going 0-6 down by essentially playing 2-on-1.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The Sox added another four runs off Imanaga’s replacement, Chris Flexen, who started for their cursed 2024 team.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Some fans got a kick out of that reply from Fortson.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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Plus, who would Yang kick out of the Wicked group chat?—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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“Boot (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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