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 If a player squares around to bunt, they’re ejected from the game. — Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026 Athletics hitting coach Chris Cron was ejected by plate umpire Chad Fairchild in the second. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Collins acknowledged being quite upset at the KSU fan (in a crowd of 2,452) who was ejected by security. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 All five passengers were ejected from the car and were pronounced dead at the scene. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Gonzales was ejected from the game as a result of the melee, but no further penalty has been announced, according to the New York Post. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026 England’s quarterfinal win against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup was rife with dissension and remembered for a defiant act by Argentine captain Antonio Rattin after he was ejected in the 36th minute following two fouls. — Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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The case was ultimately dismissed and Levine has denied sending the messages.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year, but Sonko’s party retained its large majority in parliament, and he was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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He was expelled from Framingham High School after assaulting a student.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026
In 2022, Albania expelled Iranian diplomats after concluding that Tehran was behind a wave of cyberattacks aimed at government institutions and critical infrastructure.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Chicago chased outside the strike zone at a 36 percent clip against Brown, who threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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The Sicilian volcano has erupted several times a year, and glassy peaks of over 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) have fascinated scientists for decades.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
The biggest such controversy erupted in April when the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid a very public feud with Pope Leo XIV.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of erupted

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Powder emitted from an airbag deployment in Hampton’s car could have been an irritant to Hampton’s eyes, Brissette suggested.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
When comets come around the sun, the dust emitted as the debris collides with Earth's atmosphere forms a trail that creates fiery, colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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Calypso had been banished to live on the island of Ogygia after the Olympians defeated the Titans long ago.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Gu-cheon is joined in his mission by Saeng-gang (Crash Course in Romance’s Roh Yoon-seo), the daughter of King Ju-sang who was banished from the palace as a young girl for her ability to hear spirits.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026

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Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
It did however get punched in the mouth, and spat bloody Chiclets out all over the document it was forced to sign last month, pausing the war on terms favorable to Iran.

— Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

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