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
And the only player sanctioned was TCU’s Malick Diallo, who was ejected for coming off the bench.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Six players were ejected, but Hopkins wasn’t one of them.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the moon could be ejected from its orbit entirely.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Their teammates immediately rushed over, and Pippen and Gardner were both ejected from the game after the altercation was broken up.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Wynn reportedly was ejected from the Monarchs’ 79-38 loss at Sierra Canyon in the Open Division quarterfinals Saturday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Officers determined a person inside the van was ejected, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Six people were injured, including one person who was ejected, in a hit-and-run collision in midtown Sacramento early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Of the two survivors, an unbuckled passenger was also ejected and nearly died.
—Doug Turnbull For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Six players were ejected, but Hopkins wasn’t one of them.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the moon could be ejected from its orbit entirely.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Their teammates immediately rushed over, and Pippen and Gardner were both ejected from the game after the altercation was broken up.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Wynn reportedly was ejected from the Monarchs’ 79-38 loss at Sierra Canyon in the Open Division quarterfinals Saturday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Officers determined a person inside the van was ejected, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Six people were injured, including one person who was ejected, in a hit-and-run collision in midtown Sacramento early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Of the two survivors, an unbuckled passenger was also ejected and nearly died.
—Doug Turnbull For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
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Three years later, Gayheart legally dismissed the divorce before Dane made his diagnosis public.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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That citation was dismissed in January, according to federal court records.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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In 1912, the landscape of Forsyth County was changed forever by racial terror as more than 1,000 Black families were expelled.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Greenstein was expelled from Great Britain’s Labour Party in 2018 over his social media comments about Israel, which his party deemed antisemitic.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Zee, who has storm-chased since college, has a genuine passion for the atmosphere and a dedication to getting young people interested in science.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Aggies chased out Burdick, who lasted just ⅔ of an inning.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan on Saturday claimed more than 330 Afghan forces had been killed since fighting erupted Thursday night during a broad Afghan cross-border attack into Pakistan.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Explosions reported in Tehran and other Iranian cities Reports of explosions erupted across several Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran, following coordinated strikes by Israel and the United States early Saturday.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The high tone remained intact, which the researchers took as solid evidence that the two sounds are emitted from separate systems.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Injection wells are supposed to be built in a way that only allows wastewater to be emitted deep in the earth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Bird seemed to be torn between Indiana and Indiana State, a small program that was playing in the hinterlands of Division I basketball, in danger of being banished to Division II, about to fire its head coach, and incapable of filling its new arena in Terre Haute.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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The law banished tests in Spanish and Creole.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Others include copropraxia, or obscene gestures, and non-obscene but socially inappropriate tics, such as making kissing sounds, spitting or touching others.—
Rena Zito,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Did any labor lawyers who read this just spit out their coffee?—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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