1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
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
Jalloh was ultimately issued a final order of removal, stipulating that he could be deported anywhere other than his country of origin, but the deportation process was complicated by third-country removal restrictions.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been living in Maryland with his family, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Batres said students, even those with asylum papers, had left the country rather than risk detention and being deported.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
But after she was deported, Mexico sent her to Honduras.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 28-year-old refugee said he was deported in January.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The film, which mixes animation and other footage, shows him getting deported as an alleged national security threat, among other things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In September, 95 members of Congress requested a full accounting from the DHS of how many active DACA recipients had been detained or deported since January 2025, including where and when those arrests occurred.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Honduran native — who entered the country illegally and has been deported four times — was arrested at a Brooklyn homeless shelter.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been living in Maryland with his family, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Batres said students, even those with asylum papers, had left the country rather than risk detention and being deported.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
But after she was deported, Mexico sent her to Honduras.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The 28-year-old refugee said he was deported in January.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The film, which mixes animation and other footage, shows him getting deported as an alleged national security threat, among other things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In September, 95 members of Congress requested a full accounting from the DHS of how many active DACA recipients had been detained or deported since January 2025, including where and when those arrests occurred.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Honduran native — who entered the country illegally and has been deported four times — was arrested at a Brooklyn homeless shelter.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Notably, Roy even called for Paxton to resign from his post as attorney general amid his 2020 bribery and abuse-of-office scandal, in which he was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Gladney, 27, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter at trial last year.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has already been banished to Sandringham and stripped of his titles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2026
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All of those players Miami banished/traded away that 2019 Tanking for Tua season were proven NFL starters, players who had the ability to continue their careers as impactful contributors to the Dolphins.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Agnes observed how soap behaved at the surface of water, and boom!—
Mariel Carr,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Kalshi during Oscar season behaved nothing like that.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Beaten 4-1 at Bolton Wanderers, Leeds were effectively relegated to the second tier with two games remaining because of their vastly inferior goal difference.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Any Power 5 conference team with their record would have been a shoo-in for a berth in the round of 64 but their weak schedule relegated them to the First Four.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Much like Cam Newton did for the Panthers, albeit with less team success, Walker carried the Hornets throughout the 2010s.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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