DEPORTED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

deported

verb

past tense of deport

as in exiled

to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth

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as in acquitted

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 deported Advocates are fighting to ensure that two potential witnesses who were handcuffed in the back of an ICE vehicle that struck and injured a Houston man are not deported. — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s no comprehensive way to track how often this happens or how many domestic violence victims have been detained by ICE or deported. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026 After having served both prison sentences and being deported back to Mexico, Herrera-Salazar filed a lawsuit alleging the second indictment violated the double jeopardy clause, which was rejected by a lower court. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 Several months later, an immigration judge ordered Ozurumba to be deported to Nigeria. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 An immigration judge denied Ozurumba relief and ordered in March 2024 that he be deported to Nigeria. — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 One roofer paid smugglers $15,000, was deported or left three times, and paid $5,000 each return. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The student was deported in July after being arrested in Arlington for public lewdness and evading police. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 Human Rights Watch’s report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution. — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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In the latter half of the 1970s, Montgomery played a victim in A Case of Rape, accused and acquitted murderer Lizzie Borden in The Legend of Lizzie Borden and a pioneer woman in The Awakening Land.

— Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
Among those tried was Anthony (Tony) White; though he had earlier been acquitted of any connection with the robbery, in October 1995 he was found liable, alongside McAvoy and Robinson, for the full £26 million value of the gold.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026

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The vegetables’ changing moisture, texture and shape also meant no two instruments behaved exactly alike.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
The company has since disclosed several additional incidents where its models behaved in unintended ways, prompting industry researchers and government officials to call for additional oversight.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of behaved

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And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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