EJECTING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

ejecting

verb

present participle of eject

as in dismissing

to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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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 In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 In his early tenure, that tended to be doping positives, leading to ejecting some riders or teams. — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026 SpaceX uses a different approach on Starship, with Starlinks riding inside the vehicle’s fuselage, then ejecting through a small door on the side like a Pez dispenser. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 The ambulance flipped over, ejecting paramedic Ashley Moore, who was tending a patient in the back of the vehicle, officials said. — Mark Price july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 The car overturned and rolled several times, ejecting Reed, the CHP reported. — 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

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Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelling

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Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

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Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of erupting

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More usual suspects crop up throughout the ‘security goal’ list, with the ability to be in the right place at the right time often important as games become more stretched when a losing team starts chasing a game.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The investigation The Rochester Police Department launched an investigation into Snookie’s killing that would span years, chasing lead after lead.

— Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

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Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Napier’s fate was effectively sealed in 2025 when defensive tackle Brendan Bett was penalized and ejected for spitting on a USF player, igniting the Bulls’ game-winning drive.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

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