DRUM (OUT) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

drum (out)

verb

Definition of drum (out)

as in to out

to drive or force out drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer

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A day after the San Diego Padres acquired two starting pitchers at the trade deadline, Opening Day starter Nick Pivetta exited a rehab outing with an apparent injury.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Kate Middleton and Prince William stepped out for a rare family outing with all three of their children this weekend, attending the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on August 1.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of out

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Dylan Lee issued a pair of two-out walks in the eighth before getting pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt to strike out chasing a heater.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
There was plenty of evidence on this point, the most important being that the Kittrells were being chased by creditors at the time of their transfers and the transfers left them insolvent and unable to satisfy their debts.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chase

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Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

Last year, he was separately charged with making false statements to Congress, though the indictment was dismissed.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Lauder also reportedly dismissed the longtime advisors and ad makers who ran his political operation, the Times report shows.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismiss

Verb

The Mets lost the lead in the bottom of the seventh when Dedniel Nuñez gave up two unearned runs, but rallied in the ninth to take two runs off closer Cade Smith, tying the game at 5-5.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
The Angels added an insurance run off Brewers left-hander DL Hall in the eighth when Denzer Guzman walked, took second on a groundout, third on a wild pitch and scored on Zach Neto’s two-out RBI infield single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of run off

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