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
The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
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ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Many of the Cubans deported to Mexico have ended up in the southern city of Villahermosa.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Historically, immigrants deported to Central America have gotten little if any re-integration assistance with burdens like housing and employment.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Dudnyk, a tattoo artist, was one of 45 Ukrainian men who were deported from the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on November 17, alongside five women.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The losers are violently deported.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
He was deported in 1943 and killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Pheap Rom was deported to the southern African nation in October and held at the Matsapha Correctional Center.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Many of the Cubans deported to Mexico have ended up in the southern city of Villahermosa.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Historically, immigrants deported to Central America have gotten little if any re-integration assistance with burdens like housing and employment.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Dudnyk, a tattoo artist, was one of 45 Ukrainian men who were deported from the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on November 17, alongside five women.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The losers are violently deported.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
He was deported in 1943 and killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Pheap Rom was deported to the southern African nation in October and held at the Matsapha Correctional Center.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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The same jury acquitted Lopez of more than a dozen other charges and hung on five counts of sending harmful material to a minor.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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When a white suburban jury acquitted the LAPD officers who beat Black motorist Rodney King, protesters spilled into the Slot and set the nearby landmark palm trees on fire — a precursor for the unrest to come.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 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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The scheme has proved to be the start of a wave of pedestrianizations across the city, which have banished cars from some major streets and reduced the number of car lanes on many others.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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Number two got a nomination for the Oscar, and the movie behaved beautifully at the box office.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers behaved like the exact same team with some of the same heroes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Gibbs hasn’t been relegated to the past and his name still comes up occasionally, including in the 500th episode case, though getting there for Binder was a journey.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her fitness-instructor character is stuck in the past, something that obviously hits close to home for Val, who is feeling especially tender after being relegated to the role of day player.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Then, to add insult to injury, the Cavaliers carried a 109-87 lead into the fourth when Cleveland’s Evan Mobley ended the third quarter with a successful 32-foot buzzer-beating heave.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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