EJECTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

ejected

verb

past tense of eject

as in dismissed

to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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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 Oli Marmol was later ejected after sticking up for Rincon, who was making his MLB debut. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Marmol then came out of the dugout to confront Eddings and was ejected during the Rockies’ five-run inning. — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol argued with plate umpire Doug Eddings and was ejected. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 He was ejected from the game with 11 minutes, 35 seconds to play. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 Days later, a former NBA player who has used the WNBA as a vehicle for anti-trans advocacy was ejected from a Chicago Sky game, after engaging in an altercation with team guard Natasha Cloud. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Bostwick said the most recent county cleanups ejected a handful of RVs from Pearblossom in 2022 and Sun Valley and 2023. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Perhaps the more notable issue is that a Chinese Long March rocket has again ejected debris into space, with similar incidents in 2024 and 2022 involving the 6A vehicle. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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Challenges to Essayli’s position were brought in several criminal cases, with defense lawyers arguing that charges filed under his watch are invalid and should be dismissed.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
One of them, dismissed Sooners quarterback Chris Robison, was the MVP of the 2019 Conference USA championship, Kiffin’s second league title in three seasons.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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There’s nothing to commemorate the day federal agents chased Leodegario Martínez Barradas into the parking lot of a car dealership, placed him in handcuffs and led him away.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
In that start, Cole was chased after 2 1/3 innings pitched, allowing seven runs.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Anak Krakatau has erupted since late ⁠on Friday, with volcanic ash detected at the airport early on Sunday, the ministry said in a statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
As Morris hit the ground and the 57,000-plus yellow-and-green glad fans inside Autzen Stadium erupted, the Broncos’ fate was sealed.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

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Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outed

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It’s also infused with an antioxidant-rich blend of Australian botanicals and a blue light complex to help protect skin from the damaging blue light emitted by screens and devices.

— Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
In 2024, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported that the Prima Deshecha Landfill emitted around 2,681 pounds of ethylbenzene annually and 55 pounds of toluene.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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The film is a story about motherhood, survival and resistance that follows a young woman who’s been banished from her community.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of banished

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The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Director Arielko Kotzer effectively created an AI feedback loop to see what a combination of tools would spit out.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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