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
To determine how many of those individuals were specifically detained or deported, ABC News matched records across both databases using unique identifiers such as the date of arrest, gender, country of citizenship, and birth year.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Audriana had a particularly difficult time when her father was imprisoned and later deported to Italy.
—Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
The family became refugees during World War II, and they were deported to central Asia.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Anyone who has been deported received full due process.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Vorbe tried negotiate to be deported to a third country, the Dominican Republic, in May, but was rebuffed by Dominican authorities.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Previously, Stabile told ProPublica his client’s treatment during the release process was appropriate, as Hernández could have been arrested or killed had he been deported to his home country.
—Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026
His Department of Homeland Security regularly posts photos of people being deported, emphasizing and celebrating their shackles.
—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
Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Audriana had a particularly difficult time when her father was imprisoned and later deported to Italy.
—Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
The family became refugees during World War II, and they were deported to central Asia.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Anyone who has been deported received full due process.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Vorbe tried negotiate to be deported to a third country, the Dominican Republic, in May, but was rebuffed by Dominican authorities.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Previously, Stabile told ProPublica his client’s treatment during the release process was appropriate, as Hernández could have been arrested or killed had he been deported to his home country.
—Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026
His Department of Homeland Security regularly posts photos of people being deported, emphasizing and celebrating their shackles.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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If Sorsby was caught betting on his own team back in these days, the NCAA probably would have exiled him to Mongolia, but times have changed.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Sean McGuire was acquitted on Friday in the November 2019 strangulation killing of Betty McGuire.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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By 2006, the screwworm was banished from Panama.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 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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Though not biological siblings, Kane and Luna had grown up together and behaved like true brother and sister.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Combs’ defense has freely acknowledged that the mogul behaved badly.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The Chiefs-Chargers contest on Sunday is not the biggest game in the noon window for CBS, but that doesn’t mean Kansas City will be relegated to a small television audience.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Dec. 2025
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However, he was relegated to a backup role after just three games.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The third group had not yet been diagnosed with breast cancer, but carried a genetic predisposition, such as the BRCA gene, that put them at high risk for triple-negative cancer.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement DiCaprio told Scorsese that their experiences together have carried into his work with other filmmakers, including most recently Paul Thomas Anderson.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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