as in dismissing
to drive or force out
drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer
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But Cortes last week cited the trio’s lack of a criminal record, willingness to pay restitution and their voluntary participation in community service in dismissing the charges.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025 -
His team plans to argue for dismissing the charges.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Jeep had all four tires leave the ground crossing Township Street and then Paulman lost control on Ora Street, hit a utility pole and rolled, ejecting the passenger, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Neither Xhekaj nor Struble spent one second on the ice down a man; both Veleno and Beck played fewer than 10 minutes, which, to be fair, had more to do with the Canadiens chasing the game in the third than anything else.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea, on the other hand, is chasing a third straight win after striking at the death to beat leader Liverpool 2-1 a fortnight ago.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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Impressive as that is, though, forestalling a hostage situation is not really in her wheelhouse, and Nolan grabs Summerville’s gun, kicking out Elsbeth and Summerville while trapping the store’s staff and one customer.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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That means busting into the paint and kicking out from there.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The shadow here would be chasing escapism… running off to find harmony somewhere else instead of tending to what’s right in front of you.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
12 Oct. 2025
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Devastated by the experience, Jules cried and found comfort in Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) before running off.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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And while Tapestry had hoped to gather learnings on footwear production, word in the shoe market from investment bankers was that its biggest mistake was in throwing out the lasts that the brand’s founder and chief designer had perfected over the years.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Although he’s been linked to other teams already, one idea worth throwing out there is Kevin Love.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Drumming (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumming%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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