1
as in outs
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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2
as in expels
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 ejects
At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At Luxe Pack, the company highlighted two body mist sprayers – one that ejects a fine mist, for a luxurious product application, and another with a continuous mist.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At Luxe Pack, the company highlighted two body mist sprayers – one that ejects a fine mist, for a luxurious product application, and another with a continuous mist.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejects
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
20 Feb. 2026
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This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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If Erdos dismisses the lawsuit on account of arbitration, that will mean the dispute leaves the public court system and continues in arbitration, which is private and subject to confidentiality provisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Descovich dismisses the criticism.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Teen takeover erupts in Georgia The move came as nationwide teen takeover events are spreading.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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At just 21 minutes, 52 seconds into the competition, the crowd erupts.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to WaPo‘s sources, the system spits out precise location coordinates for missile strikes and prioritizes them by importance.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Mar. 2026
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When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Koala Eco’s Natural Multi-Purpose cleaner banishes stubborn condiment stains and leaves a fragrant mandarin scent.—
Kristin Corpuz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2026
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The microphone emits a constant sound that is mixed together from a cacophony of sonic moments Lee recorded on her trip, on subways, in the streets and markets, in her studio.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amazon’s garden section is overflowing with illuminating décor, including solar lanterns, LED fairy lights, and even a mini tabletop fire pit that emits a real flame.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Ejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejects. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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