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
Venezuelans with expired protections were fired from jobs, separated from children, detained by officers and even deported, lawyers for TPS holders said.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Muñoz was one of eight people deported from the US and sent to east Africa in May.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
According to Reuters, the Afghans were deported.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
And, without needing to preach, Preparation for the Next Life delineates the limits of immigrants reaching for solidarity from white Americans who may be experiencing their own hardships, but who are never going to be in danger of being deported.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Her Russian-speaking friends flee while deported Chechens return, reclaiming their homeland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Of the four arrested, one had previously been deported; none had criminal histories.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Advertisement In their lawsuit, lawyers from the National Immigrant Law Center (NILC) said the children—who are in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)—were due to be handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Guatemala on Sunday.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The Salvadoran national, a sheetmetal worker, had been held in custody for months after the administration wrongly deported him to a megaprison in El Salvador.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Muñoz was one of eight people deported from the US and sent to east Africa in May.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
According to Reuters, the Afghans were deported.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
And, without needing to preach, Preparation for the Next Life delineates the limits of immigrants reaching for solidarity from white Americans who may be experiencing their own hardships, but who are never going to be in danger of being deported.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Her Russian-speaking friends flee while deported Chechens return, reclaiming their homeland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Of the four arrested, one had previously been deported; none had criminal histories.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Advertisement In their lawsuit, lawyers from the National Immigrant Law Center (NILC) said the children—who are in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)—were due to be handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Guatemala on Sunday.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The Salvadoran national, a sheetmetal worker, had been held in custody for months after the administration wrongly deported him to a megaprison in El Salvador.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the story keeps moving, as Dante is exiled from Florence.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Paxton was ultimately acquitted in the Senate.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the Bundys and five others were acquitted of all charges after jurors said prosecutors failed to prove their intent.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their fear was never banished, only mastered.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fahey Rush was often responsible for demonstrating how the company’s TV audiences — in the linear era, some of the industry’s youngest — behaved and consumed media and advertising.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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The teenager who fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, had behaved in alarming ways before the 2022 tragedy.—
Ernesto Londoño,
Twin Cities,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Worthy certainly was a significant part of the game-plan, and then his significance in the game was relegated to one series.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This summer will have been a baptism of fire for Underwood, too, jumping from the insulated confines of academy football into the bearpit of a window that will go some way to deciding whether Leeds are relegated or not.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Only three currently represent districts Harris carried last year.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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