1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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2
as in expelled
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape
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Recent Examples of ejected
After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Of the eight monkeys that were ejected from their cages, five were killed in the hunt for them and three remained on the loose before Sunday.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
But the public first knew Cheney as, along with Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell, the quietly confident, visibly competent public face of the 1990-91 Gulf War that ejected Iraqi troops from Kuwait (and the gates of Saudi Arabia) in just 100 hours of ground combat.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected and may be subject to arrest.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
After the review, targeting was called and Gibbs was ejected.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
An investigation of a cosmic explosion that marked the violent death of a massive star has called into question our understanding of the connection between ejected debris violently striking surrounding matter and the energy output of these events.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Mallory was ejected from the boat into the water and died.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Then, in the Packers’ final game that season, a loss to the Detroit Lions in the regular-season finale with a playoff berth on the line, Walker was ejected midway through the fourth quarter of a game the Packers led by three.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Of the eight monkeys that were ejected from their cages, five were killed in the hunt for them and three remained on the loose before Sunday.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
But the public first knew Cheney as, along with Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell, the quietly confident, visibly competent public face of the 1990-91 Gulf War that ejected Iraqi troops from Kuwait (and the gates of Saudi Arabia) in just 100 hours of ground combat.
—Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected and may be subject to arrest.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
After the review, targeting was called and Gibbs was ejected.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
An investigation of a cosmic explosion that marked the violent death of a massive star has called into question our understanding of the connection between ejected debris violently striking surrounding matter and the energy output of these events.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Mallory was ejected from the boat into the water and died.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Then, in the Packers’ final game that season, a loss to the Detroit Lions in the regular-season finale with a playoff berth on the line, Walker was ejected midway through the fourth quarter of a game the Packers led by three.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mahmood Mamdani, the mayor-elect’s father, is a Columbia University professor and political scientist originally from Uganda who was expelled by dictator Idi Amin.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The campaign began with an air offensive in January 1991, followed by a swift ground assault that expelled Iraqi forces within 100 hours.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The investigation seemed to stall after her body was found as police chased leads that did not pan out.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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After Julia outed their affair in the one true bombshell of the season and Adriana wowed everyone by bringing up a Haitian mortician who got a free coffee maker (an excellent Halloween costume, BTW), the next season will just be the two of them sniping and shouting.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Carly was outed as the niece of Hanks in the premiere by fellow contestant Hugo after her ties to fame were hinted at with a park bench — from Hanks' iconic movie Forrest Gump — earlier in the show.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Even his portrayal of a man with advanced dementia, in The Father (2020), which won the Academy Award for Best Actor, emitted a disconcerting power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Collectively, everyone emitted the infectious aura of being in search of something beyond the conventions of a traditional vacation.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within 30 days, registrations would be required, proofs of freedom demanded, and Black residents lacking two white sponsors willing to post the $500 bond would be banished.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejected. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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