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Recent Examples of ejection
In the YouTube video, Edwards shared commentary on each of the six games leading up to Minnesota’s playoff exit, including his opinion on the Spurs without Victor Wembanyama and the discussion around the Frenchman potentially being suspended after his ejection for elbowing Naz Reid.
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Zach Powell, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Twins manager Derek Shelton came out to argue and was ejected by Baker, his third ejection this season.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The Spurs had lost the previous game in large part because Wembanyama lost his cool and elbowed Naz Reid in the neck, leading to a second-quarter ejection.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head/neck area.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Wembanyama was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul, triggering an automatic ejection.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Sewage ejection sumps are future headaches, in my opinion.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Zach Powell, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Twins manager Derek Shelton came out to argue and was ejected by Baker, his third ejection this season.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The Spurs had lost the previous game in large part because Wembanyama lost his cool and elbowed Naz Reid in the neck, leading to a second-quarter ejection.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head/neck area.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Wembanyama was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul, triggering an automatic ejection.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Sewage ejection sumps are future headaches, in my opinion.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejection
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The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Mullin is keeping them Noem had a host of controversies before her ouster.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Sparked by then-president Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to abandon European Union membership in favor of closer ties with Russia, the Maidan uprising ultimately led to his ouster.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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And, the bill creates a new protocol for when children under the agency’s supervision are taken out of state that requires parents to notify the agency if the relocation lasts for more than two weeks.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Phina is pregnant with their fourth child during this abrupt relocation.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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For decades, residents have watched promises of revitalization arrive alongside fears of displacement and uneven benefit.—
Andre Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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At the Canadian Pavilion, Abbas Akhavan created a sensorial environment centered on fragility, displacement, breath, and survival.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Local authorities are providing relief, medical care and resettlement assistance to affected residents, the news report said.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Lê Shackelford said Columbus Park has historical ties to Vietnamese refugee resettlement after the war and already includes Asian businesses such as Vietnam Café, Pho Lan, Tian Tea House and Café Cà Phê.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Six law enforcement officers were injured during evacuation efforts, which were made difficult by unpredictable, high winds, according to Winans.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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Know your evacuation zones and routes in advance.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The appeals court ruled in September 2025 that Mid Vermont Christian must be allowed to participate in state athletics, after two years of banishment had passed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like there was a demon in his lungs, fighting the last bit of banishment.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Since 1990, though, at least 2 million have returned, a reverse migration that’s reshaping the region’s politics and changing the calculus for the Democratic and Republican parties.—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Sharp disagreements have emerged over migration, Israel’s military actions in Gaza and anti-narcotics strategies, particularly regarding the bombing of drug boats in the Caribbean.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Ejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejection. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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