DRUMMING (OUT) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

drumming (out)

verb

present participle of drum (out)

as in dismissing

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

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Verb

The video, which has resurfaced on social media ahead of the midterms, features older Americans dismissing issues such as gun violence and climate change while sarcastically encouraging young people to stay home on Election Day.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The usual suspects tried dismissing Jokic and Doncic as international players.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissing

Verb

This, essentially, was a driver ejecting them for their political views and fashion choices.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Unscrewing its top reveals a small pin that can be used for punching holes, ejecting a SIM card, or simply as a toothpick.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ejecting

Verb

Florida should belong to the people who live here, not billionaires with cushy coastal vacation homes or corporations chasing a tax haven.

— Cameron Driggers, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Throughout this story, the husband is unwittingly chasing a sense of relief.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

At that point, the group had botched its first two votes, mistakenly banishing two female faithfuls.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of banishing

Verb

Imagine a congressional coalition formed by kicking out the lawmakers, on either side, who are annoying—the Ted Cruzes and the John Fettermans.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicking out

Verb

The Strawther familiar to Denver is the free-swinging gunner, trailing the play in transition to hunt 3s or running off weak-side screens or waiting for the ball in the corner.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Images released by police showed one person ripping down the flag and then another person running off with the flag.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of running off

Verb

To win, the Democrats need to focus on turning out voters, particularly those in the areas of Orange and Osceola counties that remain in the district who are likely to vote for Soto.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
There were 46,365 early voters in Tarrant County on Thursday, which means the number of people turning out in this year’s midterm election continues to surpass 2022 and 2018.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning out

Verb

Rather than throwing out the rule immediately, which could have left the program without wage rates, Sherriff left it in place and told the department to promptly develop a replacement.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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