1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in to acquit
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 deport
Intelligence memo contradicts Trump’s Tren de Aragua claims A declassified memo drafted by U.S. intelligence agencies challenges the argument that Trump has used to deport immigrants to an El Salvador prison.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Noem on May 5 began offering migrants $1,000 stipends and free plane tickets to deport themselves.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The fifth defendant is an undocumented immigrant who was a passenger and survived the boat accident; he is charged with having been previously deported.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Expand The fifth defendant is an undocumented immigrant who was a passenger and survived the boat accident; he is charged with having been previously deported.
—Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Noem on May 5 began offering migrants $1,000 stipends and free plane tickets to deport themselves.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The fifth defendant is an undocumented immigrant who was a passenger and survived the boat accident; he is charged with having been previously deported.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Expand The fifth defendant is an undocumented immigrant who was a passenger and survived the boat accident; he is charged with having been previously deported.
—Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deport
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With Waltz exiled to New York, Rubio must keep striving to keep Trump and the U.S. government true to friends like Ukraine and wary of deals with Putin.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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His older sons had become enthusiastic crypto proponents after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol effectively exiled the family business from the mainstream financial system.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The eight Black Sox players were acquitted on Aug. 2, 1921, after the jury convened for a mere two hours, 47 minutes.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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In what became another shocking tale of luck, Combs was ultimately acquitted on all charges.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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For example, Canada, the second largest market for U.S. spirits exports after the E.U., imposed a 25 percent tariff on all American spirits that began on March 13, and nearly all Canadian provinces have banished American booze from store shelves.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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An affectionate cat became famous in the town of Fredericksburg, Texas, after local officials decided to banish her from her home at a public library.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2025
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In an administration currently running the lowest early-months public opinion rating in modern history, however, Vance’s forcefulness carries long-term risk.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Two Richard Prince paintings carried the sale’s weight financially, bringing in $7.5 million with fees, constituting around 40 percent of the first sale’s total.—
Robb Report,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
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At the time of writing, United are 16th, their lowest ebb since they were last relegated in 1974.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But the pyramid isn’t an architectural form that’s relegated to history!—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
13 May 2025
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Police may switch from active pursuit when the driver is speeding or behaving erratically.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Advanced Protection is likely to behave the same way.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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Poor tenants unable to pay their rent claimed they were evicted; not an uncommon practice at the time, or since, but one that advantages the powerful over the weak.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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The territories from which Dodik has evicted Bosnian state institutions are, not coincidentally, the same ones in which Serbian forces committed genocide against Bosniaks in the 1990s.—
Ismet Fatih Cancar,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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The officers did not show their badges until after she was restrained, the video shows.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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While the Trump administration insists its actions are necessary for national security, legal challenges have underscored the power of the judiciary to scrutinize and potentially restrain executive immigration policy.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Deport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deport. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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