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
  • That's a useful number for any Iowa fleet thinking about downtime, because tires are one of the systems that behaves when the routine holds up.
    — Malana VanTyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Checking whether someone’s disability behaves identically every day is the most damaging thing a manager can do.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 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
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  • The Ravens also went with an all-rookie running back rotation, and the trio of fifth-round pick Adam Randall and undrafted rookies Elijah Tau-Tolliver and Dontae McMillan combined for 128 rushing yards on 31 carries.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The temple's dark roofs slope toward the misty Saitama hills, while the damp mountain air carries the scent of incense from this historic pilgrimage start.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 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
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  • The company conducts saliva testing for professional sports teams, providing analysis on dozens of biomarkers that touch immunology, inflammation, sleep, hydration, psychological stress and more.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The bureau conducts its own investigation each time an agent fires a weapon.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducts

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