1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in carrying
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 deporting
Soliman’s defense team has argued that the testimony of his ex-wife and children would be key to the case should federal prosecutors pursue the death penalty, and that deporting the family would likely violate Soliman’s constitutional rights.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Attorneys for the family believe the flight was the beginning of what was to be a trip deporting the family overseas.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The United States was deporting her and 13 other West Africans to Ghana, a country none of them called their own.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 10 May 2026
Badenoch has called for stronger enforcement, including deporting foreign preachers who are spreading hate in mosques and other institutions.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The process of finding and deporting criminals who are here illegally should be managed aggressively, efficiently and humanely, seeking the cooperation of all Americans to help identify them.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
That law simplified the process for deporting new arrivals who lacked authorization to be in the country, but a different law allowed people already in the country to ask an immigration judge for bond.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
But in 1942, the Nazis began deporting Dutch Jews.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and remained in a federal immigration detention center Monday, has drawn criticism from military family advocates who called the detention demoralizing in a time of war and warned that deporting spouses could undermine recruitment.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Attorneys for the family believe the flight was the beginning of what was to be a trip deporting the family overseas.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The United States was deporting her and 13 other West Africans to Ghana, a country none of them called their own.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 10 May 2026
Badenoch has called for stronger enforcement, including deporting foreign preachers who are spreading hate in mosques and other institutions.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The process of finding and deporting criminals who are here illegally should be managed aggressively, efficiently and humanely, seeking the cooperation of all Americans to help identify them.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
That law simplified the process for deporting new arrivals who lacked authorization to be in the country, but a different law allowed people already in the country to ask an immigration judge for bond.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
But in 1942, the Nazis began deporting Dutch Jews.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and remained in a federal immigration detention center Monday, has drawn criticism from military family advocates who called the detention demoralizing in a time of war and warned that deporting spouses could undermine recruitment.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deporting
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another weird thing is that one person, a high-ranking member of Atomwaffen, who tried to preach for exiling Roman from all these National Socialist circles, one day disappeared.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Investigators say multiple suspects carrying multiple weapons opened fire on revelers celebrating a 2-year-old’s birthday inside a Stockton banquet hall.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol said the car carrying the couple and their two kids hit the tree off of Highway 50 near Kyburz in El Dorado County, according to NBC affiliate KCRA and FOX affiliate KTXL.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Though the team attempted to dismiss the controversy with that response, Agrest noted that the statement did not include an apology for relegating the Spanish-language broadcasters in favor of their English-speaking counterparts.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Decades ago, two six-year-olds went missing for thirty-six hours, sparking a media frenzy that they had been briefly abducted by UFOs but eventually relegating them to a pop cultural punchline.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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To be absolutely clear, nobody, except maybe Melanie, is behaving honorably here, but a good Love Island story line isn’t measured in admirable behavior; it is measured in juice — and Melanie, Corbin, Kenzie, and Caleb have it.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Bryne’s coaches stressed behaving with respect toward each other and opponents.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Prasad, at the time of the filing, claimed that the property owner had signed a lease that prevents them from evicting the campus.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s interest in antitrust enforcement predictably has little to do with restraining corporate power and is largely consumed with leveraging regulatory threats to compel firms to support his political agenda.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Beyond that, in a TVLine interview, Kripke addressed the criticism that Marie Moreau, the blood-bending supe who can do everything from restraining supes to exploding them to literally raising the dead, was being portrayed as someone who could not take on Homelander.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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