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
The car overturned and rolled several times, ejecting Reed, the CHP reported.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The air crew is seen ejecting from the crafts and parachuting to the ground.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The motorcycle went into the ditch and rolled multiple times, ejecting the motorcyclist.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The motorcycle struck the rear of the trailer, ejecting the driver completely off the motorcycle.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The trans-Atlantic alliance's founding treaty has no mechanism for suspending or ejecting any of the members, although nations may leave of their own accord one year after notifying the other allies.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
This spike is a Herbig–Haro object (HH 399, specifically) — a jet of material launched by a growing protostar accreting too much matter and ejecting the excess along its rotational axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But in a forecast that life in the Capitol was about to get very tough for Swalwell, even a number of Democrats were going public in recent days to support the idea of ejecting their colleague.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2026
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The air crew is seen ejecting from the crafts and parachuting to the ground.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The motorcycle went into the ditch and rolled multiple times, ejecting the motorcyclist.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The motorcycle struck the rear of the trailer, ejecting the driver completely off the motorcycle.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The trans-Atlantic alliance's founding treaty has no mechanism for suspending or ejecting any of the members, although nations may leave of their own accord one year after notifying the other allies.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
This spike is a Herbig–Haro object (HH 399, specifically) — a jet of material launched by a growing protostar accreting too much matter and ejecting the excess along its rotational axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But in a forecast that life in the Capitol was about to get very tough for Swalwell, even a number of Democrats were going public in recent days to support the idea of ejecting their colleague.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejecting
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Teams dismissing low-code as not real development are missing legitimate opportunities.—
Nik Froehlich,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Rather than dismissing the barrage, Tech delivered a cappella snippets from multiple tracks spanning his decades-long catalog, drawing one of the night’s strongest reactions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
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Last year the leaders of nine European Union countries -- Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland -- signed an open letter claiming the rights convention prevented them from expelling foreign criminals.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2026
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This time, the administration is dividing more families by greater distances than before, by expelling parents without their children, en masse.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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During research for the study in May 2024, scientists detected several enormous flares erupting on the far side of the sun, hidden from Earth’s direct view.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The spacecraft reached its final destination — the Indian Ocean — despite some engine trouble, before erupting in flames upon impact.—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Rather than chasing growth, businesses across a range of industries should pursue nimbleness.—
Richard McCathron,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Finally, Allen has the second-highest offensive rebounding rate in this series and can get some easy putbacks if the Knicks are chasing Cleveland’s shooters off the 3-point line.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Charles Barkley was once spitting mad at a heckling fan, and his expectoration wound up splashing on an 8-year-old girl.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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The picture books contain only a few images of the white supremacist mob looking incredibly mild—not spitting, not with N-word placards or the coffin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Prasad, at the time of the filing, claimed that the property owner had signed a lease that prevents them from evicting the campus.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last November, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority banned ads from for at home light emitting diode (LED) face masks marketed to consumers.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Roughly 75 percent of marine organisms are bioluminescent, using specialized light-emitting organs called photophores to hunt, mate, and survive in the pitch black.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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“Ejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejecting. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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