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
And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejecting
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As the media fixates on the digital natives known as Gen Z and Gen Alpha — often dismissing them as antisocial and entitled members of society — Saturday’s celebration showed that younger generations might actually have it all under control.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Democrats criticized Republicans for dismissing attempts at meaningful reform.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Rockets generate propulsive force, also known as thrust, by expelling high-velocity exhaust in a rearward stream.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 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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But things went sideways quickly, with the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 erupting in a fireball.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Footage of the incident shows the rocket erupting into a massive fireball, sending towering flames and thick smoke into the night sky.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
29 May 2026
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And she’s taken a spot in the stands alongside their parents, who have spent years chasing their youngest children around the country to make sure at least one parent attends each pro or college game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 June 2026
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Now homeowners are chasing that same effect with HVAC scent diffusers — devices that hook into a home’s heating and cooling system to push fragrance through every room at once.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Everybody knows the old saying about spitting on your bait for good luck.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 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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An Alert California camera shows the smoke plume emitting from the Turkey Fire, which was burning near Camanche Reservoir in Calaveras County on June 10, 2026.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The program, which is now called cap and invest, places an emissions limit on businesses in the state and then allows those companies to buy and sell permits to keep emitting carbon dioxide.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejecting. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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