as in ejected
to drive or force out
the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance
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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Audits released in December found that the city's aviation department lacked oversight of over 90% of their non-construction contracts, and outed a former Austin Energy employee for stealing nearly $1 million in public money by routing contracts to fictitious vendors.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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However, about a year after Starwood bought the office buildings, the coronavirus outbreak ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns that chased workers out of their offices over fears about the spread of the deadly virus.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal's French captain and goalscorer Patrick Vieira (front) is chased by Anthony Gardner of Tottenham during their Premier League clash at White Hart Lane in north London, 25 April 2004.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These habitats were destroyed, and the snakes were cast out, by wealthy lynxes who greedily expanded into the cold lands that suited their own species.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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After Addison loses her cool in the OR, jeopardizing the patient, she is kicked out by Amelia who successfully completes the surgery.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro began filming on his phone just after Pretti kicked out the taillight.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ross ran off after the crash, and did not report the incident to police.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beck ran off the field without meeting his opponents for a postgame handshake.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Booted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booted%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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