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
Each person captured stays about 47 days before they are deported, costing $7,065 per person.
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The explosive divorce was finalized in June 2025 after Guobadia was deported to Nigeria from the United States.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Yasmin Espinoza, whose grandmother was deported despite being born in Arizona, now carries her passport everywhere.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An Ecuadorian national has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for coming back into the country after being deported following a conviction in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in 2017.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 120,000 people have signed petitions calling for the rapper cum right wing political activist to be deported to her home country of Trinidad.
—Leah Donnella, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Little had previously stated that the State Police would target only undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes and already set to be deported.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The explosive divorce was finalized in June 2025 after Guobadia was deported to Nigeria from the United States.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Yasmin Espinoza, whose grandmother was deported despite being born in Arizona, now carries her passport everywhere.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
An Ecuadorian national has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for coming back into the country after being deported following a conviction in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in 2017.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
More than 120,000 people have signed petitions calling for the rapper cum right wing political activist to be deported to her home country of Trinidad.
—Leah Donnella, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
Little had previously stated that the State Police would target only undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes and already set to be deported.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Directors, actors, writers and musicians have been jailed, exiled or silenced simply for telling their stories or advocating for freedom.—
Maryam Lieberman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The administration characterized Rittenhouse’s actions as self-defense, and he was ultimately acquitted.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Functionally, these neurons behaved just like mammalian place cells.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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In December 2024, Lively filed her complaint with the California Civil Rights Department claiming Baldoni behaved inappropriately on set and coordinated a PR campaign with a crisis firm in an attempt to destroy her reputation.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As large banks buy fintechs that sit upstream in the customer journey, smaller institutions risk being relegated to commodity roles, holding deposits or providing loans only after the most valuable data and engagement have already been captured elsewhere.—
Pam Kaur,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Part Two were relegated to wins in the technical categories.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Zar described the reopening as both joyful and reflective, acknowledging the emotional weight carried by families who lived through evacuation, loss, and uncertainty.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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She's carried that dedication right into college.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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