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
The judge ruled that arresting and deporting non-citizen students for such reasons violated the First Amendment.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, deporting one million individuals each year could lead to annual expenses reaching up to $88 billion.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The agency wants to hire at least 10,000 new agents as the administration seeks to fulfill its promise of deporting a million immigrants a year.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Putin and a top aide in 2023 for unlawfully deporting children to Russia.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The government was prohibited from deporting Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, but now seeks to deport him to another country, including possibly Uganda or Eswatini.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The same day, Ben Gvir criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for deporting the flotilla activists.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Washington, for example, sanctioned Thai officials in March for deporting 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
First, the administration is deporting – according to their claims – roughly 750 immigrants.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, deporting one million individuals each year could lead to annual expenses reaching up to $88 billion.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The agency wants to hire at least 10,000 new agents as the administration seeks to fulfill its promise of deporting a million immigrants a year.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Putin and a top aide in 2023 for unlawfully deporting children to Russia.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The government was prohibited from deporting Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, but now seeks to deport him to another country, including possibly Uganda or Eswatini.
—Ely Brown, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The same day, Ben Gvir criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for deporting the flotilla activists.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Washington, for example, sanctioned Thai officials in March for deporting 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
First, the administration is deporting – according to their claims – roughly 750 immigrants.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
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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Pulisic came into the camp carrying an injury, and the conditions in Denver weren’t Arctic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when viewing the Raiders’ expectations for running back Ashton Jeanty this season, Bowers is the right man to ask about carrying that load while getting acclimated to the NFL at the same time.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jury leans toward convicting Sweet and brother Harry for manslaughter and acquitting everyone else, but can't reach unanimous verdicts.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes’ connections with Tyquan Thornton secured the victory, relegating New York to their first 0-3 season since 2021.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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To make room, the 2025–26 campaign will promote two teams from the second tier while relegating just one through a new playoff system.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Look for light and shadow behaving naturally.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Every week provides viral moments captured on cellphones of sports fans behaving badly, often erupting into life-altering brawls and chaos.—
Ed Lavandera,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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