DEPORTS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

deports

verb

present tense third-person singular of deport

as in exiles

to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth

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as in acquits

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 deports The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants. — Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of exiles

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Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
For that demographic, form is everything, and the paper acquits its pledge that every dog must have its daily.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of acquits

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New Blood introduces new twists to gameplay to capitalize on that tension; this season, the Traitors have a $15,000 bounty on their heads, money that will be added to the prize pot every time the group banishes one.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of banishes

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Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of evicts

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Harvard provides extraordinary financial aid and conducts critical research.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
China has long claimed the sovereign territory as its own and regularly conducts large-scale military drills, live-fire exercises, and daily air and naval patrols to apply pressure on the island.

— Mariam Khan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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