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
The passengers were among thousands of Afghans who recently returned from Pakistan, which launched a crackdown on migrants in 2023, and has since deported or pressured many to leave.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 May 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
Upon completing his sentence, Roberts will likely be deported to his native Guyana.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Following his release from state prison in 1994, Bolanos was deported to El Salvador.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The West African country joins several other nations on the continent that have agreed to receive third-country migrants deported from the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Steve Sadin reported that included in the latest roundups in Waukegan was a 30-year-old Honduran national who had been charged by city police last year with drug possession after previously being deported in 2019 and 2020.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Robert hides his Congolese identity for fear of being deported, or not being allowed education or work.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 30 May 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
Upon completing his sentence, Roberts will likely be deported to his native Guyana.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Following his release from state prison in 1994, Bolanos was deported to El Salvador.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The West African country joins several other nations on the continent that have agreed to receive third-country migrants deported from the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Steve Sadin reported that included in the latest roundups in Waukegan was a 30-year-old Honduran national who had been charged by city police last year with drug possession after previously being deported in 2019 and 2020.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Robert hides his Congolese identity for fear of being deported, or not being allowed education or work.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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In response to both, the United States forcibly exiled all gay men to the moon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Soon after her beating, Shaina was exiled to the adjoining House of Scorn, where Alamo sent girls who displeased him.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The two-term attorney general was acquitted in a 2023 impeachment trial when allegations of extramarital affairs surfaced.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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During her two second-degree murder trials — the first ended in a hung jury and the second acquitted Read of all serious charges — officers who took the stand were questioned about apparently inadequate investigative methods, including infamously using red solo cups to collect evidence.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 May 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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Her sister had been banished to the House of Scorn, and her brother was out on watch, tasked with keeping intruders at bay.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 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 same companies that once behaved like a single trade are being pushed into very different economic paths, and the next phase of returns will depend on those differences rather than the label that once grouped them together.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 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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