EJECTION Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ejection

noun

Definition of ejection

as in expulsion

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Recent Examples of ejection The Swiss played a good chunk of the match with 10 men after review changed a yellow card on an Argentine player into a second yellow card (and an ejection) for one of their own. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026 Giants manager Tony Vitello came out to argue the call and was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barksdale, the second ejection this season for the first-year skipper. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Notably, American striker Folarin Balogun was permitted to play by FIFA despite receiving a red card and ejection in the prior game. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The ejection seemed to spark the Padres back from a season-high eight-game losing streak, though the Dodgers didn’t make the win easy at times. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The ejection would have forced him to miss the Belgium match on Monday. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 All that intense drama unfolded after Balogun’s ejection, which came upon a replay review (Video Assistant Referee). — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 But in this case, the ejection was absolutely unnecessary and, frankly, embarrassing for Lentz. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Instead, his locker was cleared out by the time reporters entered the Yankees’ clubhouse, leaving Boone to answer for the ejection. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

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Noun

Those minors now make up a large part of the 3,000-5,000 migrants who have avoided expulsion from Ceuta of the original 60,000 who came across.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Employees who break the policy can be fired, the school’s handbook states, and students face punishment, possibly expulsion.

— Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

Noun

Other countries have also continued to call for Infantino's ouster, including the English Football Association.

— Rafael Nam, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
In the letter, one of Maurice’s top concerns was the ouster of the department’s former assistant director, Rachael Borrelli.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of ouster

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The current property owner has publicly stated that relocation assistance would be made available to eligible tenants if the plan is approved.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
If the administration won’t act, Congress can protect those in the United States with the bipartisan Afghanistan TPS Act and restart the relocation through the Enduring Welcome Act.

— Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocation

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Efficiency expands access while increasing the number of settings in which consequential mistakes, surveillance and labor displacement can occur.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Her campaign has emphasized protecting working-class residents from displacement while resisting what progressives describe as an increasingly corporate approach to city government.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

People have sold personal belongings, like their cars, to afford services that turn out to be bogus, said Christopher Ross, who oversees migration and refugee resettlement services at Catholic Charities USA.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
And various other humanitarian programs like refugee resettlement and visas have been limited or paused.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 July 2026

Definition of resettlement

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The self-banishment of UEFA sides would raise the prospect of greater diversity, with Europe having won six of the past eight tournaments and accounting for most of the teams in the competition’s latter stages.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Violations give the commissioner broad authority to impose severe penalties, ranging from fines and suspensions to permanent banishment in order to protect the integrity of the league.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of banishment

Noun

Newer, stricter regulations for asylum seekers and migrants largely replaced the previous migration system, which was widely considered a failure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
According to the Venezuelan repatriation program, Monday’s flight was the 165th since early 2025, when Caracas and Washington resumed deportation flights as part of a migration agreement.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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