Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrating
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Pursuit of Purdy The Seahawks’ front seven made life difficult for Purdy, chasing him across the field while sacking him twice.—
Andrew Destin,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026 -
The Texans stifled the Steelers rushing attack and harassed Aaron Rodgers so extensively — sacking him four times, hitting him 12 times — that the future Hall of Fame quarterback scarcely had time to wait for plays to develop and repeatedly dumped the ball off for short gains.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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But what specific goals did this Administration have in removing Maduro and taking control?—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But the season ended with a blowout loss in Seattle last week, removing the dream scenario of the 49ers lifting the Lombardi Trophy on their home field.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Mass deporting migrants, brazenly axing federal grants and jobs, pursuing an inflationary trade war, risking the lives of soldiers to trouble the sovereignty of hemispheric neighbors—these things are shaking the everyday lives of Americans.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Dodge, still suffering the consequences of axing the popular previous generations of Charger and Challenger muscle cars, saw sales stumble down 28% compared with the previous year.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Owners Luke Petit and his wife Sue are going to be retiring and moving to Wisconsin to be nearer to some of their grandkids.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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After 2 1/2 seasons as head coach of the Chargers, Al Saunders finished his distinguished career as an assistant with seven other NFL teams, retiring in 2018.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Investigators say Sanford drove his truck into the church on McCandlish Road and exited his truck, firing several rounds from an assault rifle at churchgoers before setting the church on fire.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted commands.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The officers went to the house in the Bermuda Club neighborhood near Vero Beach, where a resident of the home was evicting her son, Flowers said Friday.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 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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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, is terminating its lease agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, which had been renting office space from the county, an official said Tuesday.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This includes terminating the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, and taking down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters tracker (which has since been relaunched by the nonprofit Climate Central).—
Kyla Mandel,
Time,
16 Jan. 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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“Defenestrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrating. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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