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Soon after, his visa was revoked and he was deported to the Philippines.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Soon after, his visa was revoked and he was deported to the Philippines.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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Instead, it was exiled after one season because of poor ratings.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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Any executive shopping Makar should be exiled to Ogallala.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The articles included allegations of abuse of office, bribery and misuse of taxpayer funds, but Paxton was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Sharpton and his co-organizers wanted to make sure that Goetz stayed in the news; he had been acquitted only six months prior, and many feared that the Howard Beach lynchers would similarly escape justice.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 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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Caden was relegated mostly to pinch hitting.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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They were relegated to the list of general recommendations.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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His new doctrine fueled a decades-long war – one that ultimately carried the communist movement to victory and state power in Beijing in 1949.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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