DEFENESTRATES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

defenestrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of defenestrate

as in shuts out

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The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

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Langeliers’ injury, which potentially is season-ending, effectively removes him from the trade market, not that he was ever expected to move.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Clubs with championship aspirations can never have too many healthy arms, and Stoudt's season-ending setback removes another experienced option from the organizational picture as Philadelphia prepares for the final months of the season.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025

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Toyota recently launched a $25 billion, tender-offer buyback that retires about 7% of outstanding shares, one of the largest repurchases in Japanese history.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Citation retires after the race with total earnings of $1,085,760.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of retires

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The Waiting Game Is the Smart Game In short, the Raptors are wise to wait to see whether the NBA finds the Clippers at fault and, in doing so, terminates Leonard’s contract or suspends him.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Taking in Wiggins without sending out any salary likely terminates any notion of the Hawks operating as a cap-room team this summer.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2026

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