ejecting

verb

present participle of eject
1
as in dismissing
to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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2
as in expelling
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 ejecting This, essentially, was a driver ejecting them for their political views and fashion choices. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Unscrewing its top reveals a small pin that can be used for punching holes, ejecting a SIM card, or simply as a toothpick. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 Derek Gutierrez, a public affairs specialist with the 149th Fighter Wing, said the pilot received medical treatment after ejecting from the aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 The impact tore away the entire right side and most of the roof of the vehicle, ejecting all five passengers. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 When Freedom stepped toward the court, security intervened and led him away before ejecting him from the building. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The vehicle flipped, ejecting him, and then landed on top of him. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 During a process called Hills capture, as a stellar binary orbits a supermassive black hole and the gravitational influence of the black hole rips the binary apart, ejecting one star while capturing the other. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejecting
  1. dismissing
  2. expelling
  3. banishing
  4. erupting
  5. chasing
  6. spitting
  7. evicting
  8. emitting
Verb
  • The video, which has resurfaced on social media ahead of the midterms, features older Americans dismissing issues such as gun violence and climate change while sarcastically encouraging young people to stay home on Election Day.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The usual suspects tried dismissing Jokic and Doncic as international players.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dismissing
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  • Florida reported expelling 466 public preschoolers, more than any other state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When basics — pinstripes, polka dots, gingham and army green — inflate and explode into palatial forms, expelling feathers and brocade.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of expelling
Verb
  • At that point, the group had botched its first two votes, mistakenly banishing two female faithfuls.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of banishing
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  • The jet slammed nose-first like a missile into a busy Palm Beach County road, before erupting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky, dashcam video shows.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The telescope's superpower was its ability to swivel swiftly — thus its name — toward erupting celestial events.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of erupting
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  • Florida should belong to the people who live here, not billionaires with cushy coastal vacation homes or corporations chasing a tax haven.
    — Cameron Driggers, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout this story, the husband is unwittingly chasing a sense of relief.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of chasing
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  • Morgan refuses Ancker’s offer outright and stops just short of spitting in the man’s face.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone spitting dope ass verses, trying to keep up with each other.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of spitting
Verb
  • But by 1992, May Wah had succeeded in evicting the last two tenants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One of the attractions of self-storage as a business is that evicting stuff is easier than evicting people.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of evicting
Verb
  • The worm-like creature enters Chekov’s ear and wraps itself around his brain, producing what is considered one of the cringiest scenes of the franchise, with Koenig emitting a blood-curdling scream.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Court filings said the McCoys brought in another plumber who discovered the plumbing vents were emitting gases into the attic.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of emitting

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