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 federal lawmakers called on DHS to provide more information on the basis of arresting and deporting DACA recipients.
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Mathew Miranda
february 26, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Cardinal McElroy said deporting millions of families living here for decades contradicts Catholic faith and basic human dignity, while supporting border control and deporting criminals.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Ivey, the Brevard County sheriff, echoed Uthmeier’s confidence that federal dollars will flow back to Florida, and stressed the importance of deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The government is currently blocked from deporting Abrego Garcia, who was released from immigration detention in December.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Judge Katherine Polk Failla barred the government from deporting Aghayeva without further action by the court, adding another layer of security after the Columbia student’s release.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Operation Metro Surge is about more than deporting the worst of the worst (only two percent of the thousands of people detained and deported would even qualify as such).
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
—Travis Loller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Early in her tenure, Noem made decisions that rankled Coast Guard officials, including shifting resources away from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member and putting them toward deporting migrants, the sources told NBC News.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Mathew Miranda
february 26, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Cardinal McElroy said deporting millions of families living here for decades contradicts Catholic faith and basic human dignity, while supporting border control and deporting criminals.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Ivey, the Brevard County sheriff, echoed Uthmeier’s confidence that federal dollars will flow back to Florida, and stressed the importance of deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The government is currently blocked from deporting Abrego Garcia, who was released from immigration detention in December.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Judge Katherine Polk Failla barred the government from deporting Aghayeva without further action by the court, adding another layer of security after the Columbia student’s release.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Operation Metro Surge is about more than deporting the worst of the worst (only two percent of the thousands of people detained and deported would even qualify as such).
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
—Travis Loller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Early in her tenure, Noem made decisions that rankled Coast Guard officials, including shifting resources away from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member and putting them toward deporting migrants, the sources told NBC News.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 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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At the height of the sectarian war, parts of Baghdad were so riddled with impromptu militia checkpoints that many Iraqis started carrying two official-looking IDs — one genuine and the other a forgery with a last name and birthplace associated with the other sect.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Zero tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, a narrow channel just off Iran’s southern coast that’s normally packed with an armada of 60 or more ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Imagine banishing stuffed animals from the living room, corralling all the toy cars outside the main bedroom, and finally finding a place for that play kitchen that isn’t your actual kitchen.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 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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James Borrego had been utilizing a big lineup, relegating Jeremiah Fears to a reserve role, but Fears played 30 minutes in each of the past two contests.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Embracing those expectations rather than fighting them, Kok extended her two-year-plus unbeaten streak at her sport’s shortest distance Sunday, adding a gold medal and the Olympic record to her world mark, beating Jackson head-to-head in the final heat and relegating Leerdam to the silver.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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So why is the bond market behaving in such a weird way?—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The cops were there in response to 911 calls about a disorderly mob of adult idiots behaving like unruly 7-year-olds.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Prince Andrew became Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Charles also began the process of evicting him from the royal estate at Windsor.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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But restraining a president’s war powers is something lawmakers past and present have rarely been able to accomplish.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit sought a temporary restraining order preventing the board and Cavin from taking any further action in their cases, as well as an injunction restraining Cavin and the board from discriminating against, or retaliating against, Mejia and Smith.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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