1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
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
Jalloh was ultimately issued a final order of removal, stipulating that he could be deported anywhere other than his country of origin, but the deportation process was complicated by third-country removal restrictions.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been living in Maryland with his family, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Batres said students, even those with asylum papers, had left the country rather than risk detention and being deported.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
But after she was deported, Mexico sent her to Honduras.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 28-year-old refugee said he was deported in January.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The film, which mixes animation and other footage, shows him getting deported as an alleged national security threat, among other things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In September, 95 members of Congress requested a full accounting from the DHS of how many active DACA recipients had been detained or deported since January 2025, including where and when those arrests occurred.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Honduran native — who entered the country illegally and has been deported four times — was arrested at a Brooklyn homeless shelter.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been living in Maryland with his family, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Batres said students, even those with asylum papers, had left the country rather than risk detention and being deported.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
But after she was deported, Mexico sent her to Honduras.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 28-year-old refugee said he was deported in January.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The film, which mixes animation and other footage, shows him getting deported as an alleged national security threat, among other things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In September, 95 members of Congress requested a full accounting from the DHS of how many active DACA recipients had been detained or deported since January 2025, including where and when those arrests occurred.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Honduran native — who entered the country illegally and has been deported four times — was arrested at a Brooklyn homeless shelter.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Notably, Roy even called for Paxton to resign from his post as attorney general amid his 2020 bribery and abuse-of-office scandal, in which he was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Gladney, 27, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter at trial last year.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has already been banished to Sandringham and stripped of his titles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2026
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All of those players Miami banished/traded away that 2019 Tanking for Tua season were proven NFL starters, players who had the ability to continue their careers as impactful contributors to the Dolphins.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Number two got a nomination for the Oscar, and the movie behaved beautifully at the box office.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers behaved like the exact same team with some of the same heroes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Gibbs hasn’t been relegated to the past and his name still comes up occasionally, including in the 500th episode case, though getting there for Binder was a journey.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her fitness-instructor character is stuck in the past, something that obviously hits close to home for Val, who is feeling especially tender after being relegated to the role of day player.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Then, to add insult to injury, the Cavaliers carried a 109-87 lead into the fourth when Cleveland’s Evan Mobley ended the third quarter with a successful 32-foot buzzer-beating heave.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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