ejecting

present participle of eject

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ejecting The Jeep had all four tires leave the ground crossing Township Street and then Paulman lost control on Ora Street, hit a utility pole and rolled, ejecting the passenger, according to the affidavit. Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025 Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025 The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 On the other, Nicole was developing quite the habit of ejecting various fluids out of her mouth. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 What the law changes Before SB 2929, referees and judges had to issue a verbal warning before ejecting a spectator. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025 This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter! Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Reportedly, moments later, a tractor-trailer hauling a load of sugar reportedly slammed into the van, ejecting her from the vehicle and pinning her underneath. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The capacitor in the pressure washer can overheat and burst, potentially ejecting parts and posing a serious injury risk to the user or bystanders due to impact, according to the post. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejecting
Verb
  • But dismissing the rise in antisemitism as mere policing of speech about Israel is disingenuous and dangerous.
    Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Less than four months later, though, a California judge stopped her in her tracks, dismissing her entire complaint on a technicality.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One poll found that eighty-two per cent of Israeli Jews favored expelling Gazans.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Mali’s military leadership, which came to power in a 2021 coup, has overseen a dramatic shift in domestic policy, from being a major counterterrorism partner of France to expelling French troops and instead turning to Russia for security assistance.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
  • However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and produce dangerous winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Imposing international security guarantees to prevent a new war from erupting.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Neither Xhekaj nor Struble spent one second on the ice down a man; both Veleno and Beck played fewer than 10 minutes, which, to be fair, had more to do with the Canadiens chasing the game in the third than anything else.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Chelsea, on the other hand, is chasing a third straight win after striking at the death to beat leader Liverpool 2-1 a fortnight ago.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Eagles still managed to hold the Dallas Cowboys to 20 points in their regular-season opening victory, a game Carter missed after being disqualified for spitting on quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics argue that deploying clean tech to produce fossil fuels prolongs the life of carbon-emitting infrastructure.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Another version alleges planes or devices are being deployed by the federal government, private companies, or researchers to trigger big weather changes, such as hurricanes, or to alter the Earth’s climate, emitting hazardous chemicals in the process.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Ejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejecting. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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