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 issued an order to federal immigration officials to immediately release the family of the suspect in the attack, Mohamed Soliman, from a Texas immigration detention center, and barred the government from deporting or removing them from the Western District of Texas.
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Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The attorneys in the filing do not mention if the government intends on deporting Batra to a third country.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But in 1942, the Nazis began deporting Dutch Jews.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Military advocates warn that deporting service members’ spouses damages recruitment and morale, undermining national security interests.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Housing would be freed up by deporting some people and putting others in jail.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
If Hernandez is convicted, New York’s sanctuary laws will not prevent federal immigration authorities from deporting him.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The deal under discussion would fund the department except for the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement charged with arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
To punish its neighbor, Pakistan is deporting Afghan refugees en masse—almost 1 million in 2025, and the pace has only increased this year.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The attorneys in the filing do not mention if the government intends on deporting Batra to a third country.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But in 1942, the Nazis began deporting Dutch Jews.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Military advocates warn that deporting service members’ spouses damages recruitment and morale, undermining national security interests.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Housing would be freed up by deporting some people and putting others in jail.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
If Hernandez is convicted, New York’s sanctuary laws will not prevent federal immigration authorities from deporting him.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The deal under discussion would fund the department except for the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement charged with arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
To punish its neighbor, Pakistan is deporting Afghan refugees en masse—almost 1 million in 2025, and the pace has only increased this year.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deporting
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The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Michael’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Asia-to-Europe or intra-Asia trade lanes often go through the strait, and vessels carrying cargo from other apparel manufacturing countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Myanmar are likely using the passage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 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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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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In fairness to Wyle, going all in on a night-shift season would turn The Pitt into an entirely different show, and relegating it to a spinoff would probably mean getting less night shift on The Pitt proper and no one wants that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Boomer Esiason, the 1988 NFL MVP, was traded from the Cincinnati Bengals to the Jets in 1993, relegating Nagle to a reserve role.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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So much for smiling and behaving in front of the cameras.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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And Anderson is said to be behaving impeccably in not agitating for a move.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 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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The homeowners were in the process of evicting Jennifer Crouse and John Crouse, who was 70 at the time, police wrote in the affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Today, oil and shipping reporter Weilun Soon says the mayhem in the Persian Gulf doesn’t bode well for both ending the war and restraining crude prices.—
Weilun Soon,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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