EJECTION Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ejection

noun

Definition of ejection

as in expulsion

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Recent Examples of ejection Green was hit with consecutive technical fouls and received his first ejection of the season. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Batters who step out of the batter's box are charged with a strike, while attempting to bunt results in an ejection. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 FinalPress is a micro French press made of stainless steel (and zero plastic) that can brew hot, iced, or cold brew coffee anywhere, and comes with a unique bottom-lid ejection system for easy cleaning. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The ejection of water molecules favors the interaction, supporting the alignment needed for the messy tangle to grow. — Mike McRae 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 This week, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is appealing a one-game suspension for a headbutt that led to his ejection from the 49ers game against the Seahawks on Sunday. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Referees showed head coach Nate Miller a pair of yellow cards a minute apart, earning him an ejection 21 minutes into the game. — Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026 Stephens' hit resulted in his ejection and sparked a melee on the field while Moore was receiving immediate medical attention. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection. — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry had not publicly announced these latest measures, unlike last month’s expulsions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of expulsion

Noun

But, Mike Norvell would never find that type of success again in Tallahassee, going 2-10 in 2024 and 5-7 last season that led to fans calling for his ouster in the process.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Trump has excoriated Zelenskyy for successful Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas infrastructure, called for Zelenskyy’s ouster, and gifted Russia a sanctions reprieve.

— Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of ouster

Noun

Construction of intersection improvements will immediately follow utility relocation completion.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
As a result, companies are mixing up their relocation strategies, with more than half both diversifying and regionalizing and about a third nearshoring and reshoring.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

Preliminary estimates place the new submarine’s submerged displacement at approximately 10,100 tons.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Blanchett said the filmmakers were given full freedom over subject and point of view, and their stories did not have to address displacement directly.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

Noun

Carol’s return and redemption, after her banishment from the group, was a thrilling turn for the character, so evocatively rendered by Melissa McBride over these many seasons.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026
In a memo later Monday morning, the White House TV pool had been suspended given CNN’s banishment.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of banishment

Noun

However, like many other coastal societies shaped by the migration and economics of Atlantic cod, Lofoten has been no stranger to ecosystem pressures over the decades, from shifting migration patterns to offshore fishing fleets.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
There are also fears that tropical milkweed can lure monarchs away from their usual migration route and away from plants that are beneficial to them.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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