1
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
Lots of presidents have deported migrants who are here unlawfully, but Trump has made a show of sending some to a foreign prison notorious for abusing inmates.
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
The live-in au pair, 25-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes of Brazil, with whom prosecutors said Banfield was having an affair, separately pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after which she will be deported, Fairfax County prosecutors said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Soon after, his visa was revoked and he was deported to the Philippines.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
Hundreds of activists were deported via Israel and Greece.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
At 15, Leon Schagrin was deported from occupied Poland to multiple ghettos and concentration camps.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Flores-Ruiz was deported in November.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
Brinkema said in Friday’s hearing Gyasi and her son could leave Virginia and be deported only if the government could guarantee she would no longer be held at Dulles while that deportation is processed.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Federal prosecutor Melissa Hindman said Friday that the family’s immigration proceedings would require at least 30 days’ notice before they are deported, and that countdown has not yet started.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
The live-in au pair, 25-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes of Brazil, with whom prosecutors said Banfield was having an affair, separately pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after which she will be deported, Fairfax County prosecutors said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Soon after, his visa was revoked and he was deported to the Philippines.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
Hundreds of activists were deported via Israel and Greece.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
At 15, Leon Schagrin was deported from occupied Poland to multiple ghettos and concentration camps.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Flores-Ruiz was deported in November.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
Brinkema said in Friday’s hearing Gyasi and her son could leave Virginia and be deported only if the government could guarantee she would no longer be held at Dulles while that deportation is processed.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Federal prosecutor Melissa Hindman said Friday that the family’s immigration proceedings would require at least 30 days’ notice before they are deported, and that countdown has not yet started.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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Nicaragua’s government has also imprisoned adversaries, religious leaders, journalists and more, then exiled them, stripping hundreds of their citizenship and possessions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The three-part series examines the pop star’s 2005 molestation trial, in which he was acquitted of all charges, and features key players from the trial, including jurors, eyewitnesses and prosecutors.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Next Generation Action Network, a social justice group supporting Anthony, has compared him to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen acquitted of all charges in 2021 for killing two people during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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But the most important takeaways are that Claudia and Madeline are killed for their role in Lestat’s almost-offing, while Louis is only banished.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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In Nepal, where menstruation stigma still leads some women and girls to be banished to mud huts during their periods, reusable cups have been life-changing.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The initial aim was to discover if all hot planets had winds that behaved the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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The French had behaved differently than the British under Amherst did; the French had played by Indigenous rules.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The other kind of football might be relegated.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The contract invited bettors to place wagers on whether Osasuna would be relegated from LaLiga in the 2025-2026 season.—
Camila Grigera Naon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Iran's blockade of the strait, which carried about 20% of the world's oil supply before the war, has throttled traffic through the critical oil shipping channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The show focuses on a person looking back at their life and what carried them through from a list of wonderful things, big and small, that make life worth living.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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