drummed (out)

verb

past tense of drum (out)
as in dismissed
to drive or force out drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummed (out)
  1. dismissed
  2. ejected
  3. outed
  4. chased
  5. cast out
  6. banished
  7. kicked out
  8. ran off
Verb
  • After staging elections dismissed by most of the world as a sham in occupied parts of the Donbas region, Putin declared in September 2022 that four regions of eastern Ukraine had also been annexed by Russia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2026
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has dismissed the Yalta comparisons, noting that any potential agreements reached in Shenzhen can't be enforced on others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Early exit Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Last month, a 42-year-old man fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from a roller coaster.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • One man’s family fled the country after he was outed, Randal said.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After Meta was outed as the company behind the data center, the social media giant and Piqua government officials said the project would bring economic investment to the region.
    — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of outed
Verb
  • Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • And will Lilith stumble onto her own true love when their journey through the woods takes them to the house of a hunky troll named Gef (Young Mazino), cast out by his mean brother Craktor (WWE star Damian Priest) for being too soft-hearted?
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • Where liberal thought had banished the criterion of revenge from all considerations of justice, a politics of purity had brought it back.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Despite being effectively banished from the royal family, ex-Prince Andrew might have scored an invitation to a holiday gathering.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • There will be at least two meetings a month, more room for public comment and fewer attendees kicked out of the meeting — all of which were decisions made by the current Republican majority or O’Hare alone.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Defense lawyer John Cantrell told jurors Bonds was getting kicked out of the party.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of kicked out
Verb
  • Her play The Cake has been produced over 100 times worldwide and ran off-Broadway at Manhattan Theater Club.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Mercedes failed to turn at a curve and ran off the right side of the road, according to a crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran off
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