1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in carrying
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 deporting
Operation Metro Surge is about more than deporting the worst of the worst (only two percent of the thousands of people detained and deported would even qualify as such).
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Representatives from Idaho’s construction, dairy and other agricultural industries discussed a report Friday showing that deporting undocumented Idaho workers would be disruptive to Idaho’s economy.
—Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
—Travis Loller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Early in her tenure, Noem made decisions that rankled Coast Guard officials, including shifting resources away from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member and putting them toward deporting migrants, the sources told NBC News.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Florida is the #1 state in detaining and deporting criminal aliens, and our low crime rate keeps dropping.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The party, which has finished first in every election since 1999, has repeatedly put forward hardline proposals, such as deporting any foreigner convicted of even a minor offence.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Feb. 2026
The move leaves just four countries that the administration has not sought to end what is known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which bars immigration agencies from deporting nationals back to countries experiencing a natural disaster or civil unrest.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
The administration's hardline immigration enforcement has upset millions of Americans who supported deporting immigrants with criminal records but who are uncomfortable with the aggressive tactics and detention of longtime community members and their children.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Representatives from Idaho’s construction, dairy and other agricultural industries discussed a report Friday showing that deporting undocumented Idaho workers would be disruptive to Idaho’s economy.
—Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
—Travis Loller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Early in her tenure, Noem made decisions that rankled Coast Guard officials, including shifting resources away from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member and putting them toward deporting migrants, the sources told NBC News.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Florida is the #1 state in detaining and deporting criminal aliens, and our low crime rate keeps dropping.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The party, which has finished first in every election since 1999, has repeatedly put forward hardline proposals, such as deporting any foreigner convicted of even a minor offence.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Feb. 2026
The move leaves just four countries that the administration has not sought to end what is known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which bars immigration agencies from deporting nationals back to countries experiencing a natural disaster or civil unrest.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
The administration's hardline immigration enforcement has upset millions of Americans who supported deporting immigrants with criminal records but who are uncomfortable with the aggressive tactics and detention of longtime community members and their children.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deporting
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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When an organism carrying a gene drive mates with a wild-type organism, the CRISPR system makes a cut in the wild-type chromosome.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the sandwich, created by Cincinnati's first McDonald's franchise owner whose clientele was predominantly Catholic, might be carrying an unwelcome surprise — parasites.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Imagine banishing stuffed animals from the living room, corralling all the toy cars outside the main bedroom, and finally finding a place for that play kitchen that isn’t your actual kitchen.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2026
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Should the punishment be a life sentence banishing Belichick from the Hall?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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James Borrego had been utilizing a big lineup, relegating Jeremiah Fears to a reserve role, but Fears played 30 minutes in each of the past two contests.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Embracing those expectations rather than fighting them, Kok extended her two-year-plus unbeaten streak at her sport’s shortest distance Sunday, adding a gold medal and the Olympic record to her world mark, beating Jackson head-to-head in the final heat and relegating Leerdam to the silver.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the government doesn’t track encounters for disabled people specifically, a separate study found that 20% of autistic people ages 21 to 25 have been stopped, often after a report or officer observation of a person behaving unusually.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Gold has a long track record of behaving differently from stocks during periods of market stress.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Prince Andrew became Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Charles also began the process of evicting him from the royal estate at Windsor.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Police say no wrong-doing The City of North Miami Beach and its police department have maintained their officers followed policy and restraining Falcinelli was for his own protection.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Officers smashed open their window with a weapon before pulling them out and restraining them.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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