DEFENESTRATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

defenestrated

verb

past tense of defenestrate

as in sacked

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Come the end of the season, Frank had been sacked and Tottenham only just stayed up.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sacked

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The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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Continue reading … TURNING THE PAGE – Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist axed after Charlie Kirk's death.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The popular Red, Hot & Boom event — one of the largest Independence Day fireworks shows in Central Florida — has grown too expensive and too large and should be axed from the city budget, Altamonte Springs officials say.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of axed

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Muriel Gonzalez, president of The Vitamin Shoppe, has retired from the health and wellness specialty chain , WWD has learned.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026
His work complete, Gorman retired with Brind’Amour’s blessing and is now figuring out what’s next.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of retired

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This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
After British forces recaptured Delhi, much of the city was destroyed and the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled.

— Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exiled

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That’s partly why the British royal family has recently tried to distance themselves from the disgraced ex-prince, to the point that he was stripped of his titles and evicted from his home at Royal Lodge.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026
The police report says Brayboy was evicted from the home 10 days earlier, but was allowed to return to care for the dogs.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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