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
Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The White Settlement City Council, led by Council Members Elzie Clements and Paul Moore, voted to evict Browser from the library in June 2016, according to past Star-Telegram reporting.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
In August, Richards claimed that Phypers was getting evicted from their Calabasas home after failing to pay rent.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
When Ilene Tony and her family were evicted from their Sacramento apartment in 2015, they were given three days to either pay rent or get out.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The White Settlement City Council, led by Council Members Elzie Clements and Paul Moore, voted to evict Browser from the library in June 2016, according to past Star-Telegram reporting.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
In August, Richards claimed that Phypers was getting evicted from their Calabasas home after failing to pay rent.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
When Ilene Tony and her family were evicted from their Sacramento apartment in 2015, they were given three days to either pay rent or get out.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
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The fan was immediately ejected from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by security.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What the law changes Before SB 2929, referees and judges had to issue a verbal warning before ejecting a spectator.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is a long history of tumult in American cricket, with USA Cricket Association - the previous governing body - expelled in 2017 after being suspended three times before that.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Despite lacking any legal education or experience, Routh dismissed his lawyers earlier this year and intends to defend himself at trial.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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When retail loses money, it’s often dismissed as inexperience.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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On that June mission, all passengers on board the flotilla were detained off the coast, taken to Israel and later deported.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The South Korean workers' treatment stands in stark contrast to the experiences of tens of thousands of Mexicans, Venezuelans and Guatemalans who face months in jail-like detention centers before being forcibly deported.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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The initial loss of communal land places those dispossessed into precarity.—
Taeya Boi-Doku,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Aug. 2025
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even when convicted or exiled, coup plotters may be later freed.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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These calls -- known as swatting -- panicked at least a dozen schools as police rush to campuses, chasing phantom threats with many of them being racially motivated and targeting historically Black colleges and universities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, more mutual fund companies are going to be chasing those assets on the precipice of a huge decision from the Securities and Exchange Commission which could allow every asset management company to offer an ETF share class of their funds.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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