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
That means the city can only evict people after a court order, must repair health and safety issues and must also provide accommodations for people with disabilities.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
At one point, a hotel where Abundant Blessings clients were staying threatened to evict them over nonpayment, forcing LAHSA to pay directly for the rooms, despite already having shelled out to Soofer to rent them.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
An armed man was fatally shot Thursday as officials tried to evict and arrest him at a DeKalb County home, authorities said.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Yet writing Josephine was therapeutic, finally evicting this story from the prison of her mind.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
At one point, a hotel where Abundant Blessings clients were staying threatened to evict them over nonpayment, forcing LAHSA to pay directly for the rooms, despite already having shelled out to Soofer to rent them.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
An armed man was fatally shot Thursday as officials tried to evict and arrest him at a DeKalb County home, authorities said.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Yet writing Josephine was therapeutic, finally evicting this story from the prison of her mind.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
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During the crash, the man who was operating the tractor was ejected and pinned underneath it.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Or like in 1985, when Microsoft banished the idea of a spreadsheet as paper that required an accountant to calculate every value by hand.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
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On Christmas Day, the sisters joined King Charles and other family members for church at Sandringham, while their parents were banished from the gathering.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ramzi Bashour’s feature debut follows a teenager from Indiana who takes a road trip to see the American West with his Lebanese immigrant mother after being expelled from high school.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2026
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Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund said 315 foreign criminals from countries outside the European Union had received sentences of more than a year over the last five years but were not expelled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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However, a White House official dismissed speculation.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … LEGAL LOOPHOLE – Luigi Mangione returns to court as judge weighs defense motion to dismiss death penalty charge.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If deported, the refugees will likely become even more of a target for fleeing in the first place, Nelson said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The sentence, Hanusz argued, would be just part of Kamil’s punishment, saying he’ll likely be deported to Morocco after serving his sentence despite living in the United States for 40 years.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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There were similar cheers for when Gyokeres was dispossessed in the first half, with the Arsenal forward doubled up on in the corner and unable to escape with the ball, while Anderson’s tackle on Odegaard received a similar reaction from the home crowd.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Black people and other non-white South Africans were displaced and dispossessed.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
20 Nov. 2025
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Directors, actors, writers and musicians have been jailed, exiled or silenced simply for telling their stories or advocating for freedom.—
Maryam Lieberman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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But then Linda goes chasing a wild boar through the jungle while toting a bamboo spear, and impales it to death in a gleefully gratuitous scene of CGI gore.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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The provincial chief minister, Sarfraz Bugti, wrote on X that security forces were chasing the insurgents.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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