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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In fact, Israel built its future wagering that the Palestinians violently displaced and expelled in the Nakba would eventually move on, assimilate, forget the depravity that ripped them from their land.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
He was expelled from Prairie View A&M University in 1971 after protesting against the expulsion of the editor of the student newspaper.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The man, identified as 22-year-old Rohit Rohit, chased Thakur down outside a Panera and shot her multiple times, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Operators that mastered complexity while others chased appearances.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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Chaos erupted in the backfield on nearly every clear passing down for Mayfield, none larger than the final sack-fumble of the day by Mafe.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.

— Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of erupted

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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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For the project, the researchers measured X-rays emitted by the three radioactive elements.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Each filter isolates specific wavelengths of light emitted by ionized gases, allowing different structures within the nebula to stand out.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of emitted

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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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