1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deported
Each person captured stays about 47 days before they are deported, costing $7,065 per person.
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The explosive divorce was finalized in June 2025 after Guobadia was deported to Nigeria from the United States.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Yasmin Espinoza, whose grandmother was deported despite being born in Arizona, now carries her passport everywhere.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An Ecuadorian national has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for coming back into the country after being deported following a conviction in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in 2017.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 120,000 people have signed petitions calling for the rapper cum right wing political activist to be deported to her home country of Trinidad.
—Leah Donnella, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Little had previously stated that the State Police would target only undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes and already set to be deported.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The explosive divorce was finalized in June 2025 after Guobadia was deported to Nigeria from the United States.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Yasmin Espinoza, whose grandmother was deported despite being born in Arizona, now carries her passport everywhere.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An Ecuadorian national has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for coming back into the country after being deported following a conviction in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in 2017.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 120,000 people have signed petitions calling for the rapper cum right wing political activist to be deported to her home country of Trinidad.
—Leah Donnella, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Little had previously stated that the State Police would target only undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes and already set to be deported.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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Ultimately, Yu made the decision to leave the army, which left him feeling disoriented and exiled.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Iranian ethnic minorities exiled abroad are warning that efforts to overthrow the country’s theocratic Islamic regime will falter without swift international support, particularly from the United States.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Jan. 2026
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The state Senate later acquitted Paxton.—
From Staff Reports,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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He was later acquitted by reason of insanity.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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At low electron densities, excitons behaved normally.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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This look wasn’t relegated to the Jesus Movement scene.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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By the end of last season, Kotkaniemi was often relegated to fourth-line duty, even moving to the wing as Carolina made room for Mark Jankowski.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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