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
Thousands of immigrants were detained and many were deported during the months-long mass deportation campaign in Chicago last fall known as Operation Midway Blitz.
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported more than 80 in 2025 alone.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The family’s three sisters are trying to raise money to keep their father from being deported.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Mobile Pathways data, for example, shows that thousands of people have been ordered deported to Honduras — despite a diplomatic agreement that allows the country to take a total of just 10 such deportees per month for 24 months.
—Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
In June 2016, he was deported to Peru.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez was deported to Mexico by the next morning.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Smovzh, 34, told CNN that when he was deported from the US, his wife – also from Ukraine – and their son were effectively forced to leave as well.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported more than 80 in 2025 alone.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The family’s three sisters are trying to raise money to keep their father from being deported.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Mobile Pathways data, for example, shows that thousands of people have been ordered deported to Honduras — despite a diplomatic agreement that allows the country to take a total of just 10 such deportees per month for 24 months.
—Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
In June 2016, he was deported to Peru.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez was deported to Mexico by the next morning.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Smovzh, 34, told CNN that when he was deported from the US, his wife – also from Ukraine – and their son were effectively forced to leave as well.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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From September 2023 until September 2025, Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was exiled from the commission after Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended and then fired her based in part on clashes with the former executive director, who had previously worked for the treasurer.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Diller gave his life trying to make the streets of NYC safer, and this career criminal — who shouldn’t have been on the streets with a gun — is acquitted of murder.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But in December 2025, DeArcy Hall unraveled Jordan’s conviction and acquitted him, while upholding the verdict against Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even amputated mating arms behaved the same way, responding to progesterone but not to other molecules.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Vaquer has spoken out after a fan behaved inappropriately toward her outside Madison Square Garden following the March 30 episode of Raw.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But eventually athleisure began to fade (as all trends do), and soon enough biker shorts were once again relegated to yoga studios and barre classes.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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While marketing used to be relegated almost exclusively to isolated campaigns and launch windows, the rapid and constant pace of today’s media has necessitated the development and use of new systems.—
Ernest Sturm,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sandra Cazzola said the removal of the original crosswalk carried symbolic weight for the LGBTQ community.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Kreider was able to direct a pass to Carlsson, who carried the puck into the Sharks’ zone, danced past winger Ty Dellandrea, and roofed a shot past Askarov.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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