deports

verb

present tense third-person singular of deport
1
as in exiles
to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deports
  1. exiles
  2. acquits
  3. banishes
  4. behaves
  5. relegates
  6. carries
  7. evicts
  8. conducts
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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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  • That said, the older chip in the Ultra 3 acquits itself admirably.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
  • In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Definition of acquits
Verb
  • That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of banishes
Verb
  • The result is a business that looks like services in terms of customer experience but increasingly behaves like software in terms of margins.
    — Arthur Mouratov, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Roseville Police Department Residents are being urged to keep their distance and call authorities if the bear behaves aggressively or poses an immediate threat.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of behaves
Verb
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of relegates
Verb
  • Tron alone holds about $89 billion of USDT and carries the longer blacklist.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Hailing from producers Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal, Brand New Day carries a $225 million production budget.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • In a memorandum filed July 30, obtained by WSAV in Savannah, Georgia, and reviewed by Fox News Digital, Murdaugh's attorneys asked a judge to release the reserve DNA samples to Othram before SLED conducts any further testing.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Detroit officials say those concerns aren't backed by evidence and don't reflect how the city conducts its elections.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of conducts

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