as in to eject
to force (someone) to leave a place
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.
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Recent Examples of evict
He was being evicted from the property where the animals resided and allegedly denied access when authorities took him into custody Wednesday.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Denying lawyers for the unemployed and evicted In some counties that have invested in public defender offices, indigent defense has been transformed.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
But all too often, captors are evicted only after the economy is in deep trouble.
—Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
White Settlement police evicted three squirrels from a woman’s apartment April 1, body camera footage released by the department shows.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Denying lawyers for the unemployed and evicted In some counties that have invested in public defender offices, indigent defense has been transformed.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
But all too often, captors are evicted only after the economy is in deep trouble.
—Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
White Settlement police evicted three squirrels from a woman’s apartment April 1, body camera footage released by the department shows.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
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No real violence occurred during the entirely unnecessary affair, nor was anyone ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Greinke was ejected after four pitches on July 7 at Houston, threw three innings the next day in the final game of the first half and then five innings to open the second half on July 13 against Pittsburgh.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Rather than continuing to banish one another, the four decided to end the game and split the $204,300 cash prize four ways.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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On his third shift, after chants of LAN-DY had long rained upon the golden-haired forward, Landeskog hooked a Silver Knight and was banished for two minutes.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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Related article Magic society launches hunt for first female member, expelled for posing as a man Lloyd passed the entrance exam, which required her to perform tricks in front of members of the society, and started as an apprentice before becoming a full member in March 1991.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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This chemical reaction would be able to expel a meteorite's shock evidence into space.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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He was then demoted, before being dismissed after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked President Donald Trump to remove him from that position.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The families were disappeared, cut off from their lawyers and loved ones, and rushed to be deported, stripping their parents of the chance to protect their U.S. citizen children.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which lets the president deport noncitizens 14 years or older who are from a country with which the U.S. is at war.—
John Raby,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Attempts to dispossess majority indigenous populations are usually violent themselves, however, and almost always run up against resistance.—
Tamir Sorek,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Central took the overtime opening kickoff but were dispossessed by Pacific Ridge center middlefielder Nick Axelson, who pushed the ball into the Spartans’ side of the pitch.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Hammie also screams at people on car trips and sometimes has to be exiled to the dashboard.—
Anna North,
Vox,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Garifuna people are descendants of Indigenous Caribbean tribes and enslaved Africans, who were exiled from St. Vincent and the Grenadines by British colonizers and settled largely on the coast of Central America.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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The capturing of one of the sun's most elusive features is bound to inspire others to chase partial eclipses, particularly those occurring at sunrise or sunset, Seaton said.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Hundreds arose from the snow and began to chase Abby.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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