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
In August, Richards claimed that Phypers was getting evicted from their Calabasas home after failing to pay rent.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Like for all people getting formally evicted in California for non-payment of rent, three days is the standard.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
We were evicted numerous times.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Katherine Woodman was evicted Thursday by a vote of 7-1.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Like for all people getting formally evicted in California for non-payment of rent, three days is the standard.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
We were evicted numerous times.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Katherine Woodman was evicted Thursday by a vote of 7-1.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
Verb
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the opening kickoff against the Cowboys, a flag was thrown by the officials and Carter was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct just six seconds into the new season.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
9 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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This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But in November 2024, the United States requested that Qatar expel the militant group's political wing from the country.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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But relief has been scant in a country largely ignored by the world since the Taliban takeover in 2021, that is struggling to accommodate millions of Afghans expelled from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, as well drought victims in its north.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to Reuters, the Afghans were deported.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the past, the federal agency lacked the resources to pick up those people upon their release to deport them.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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This time, Odegaard did some excellent defensive work to dispossess Matheus Cunha.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Everything used to be built around England getting over the line, and the skipper was happy to exile any player who might burst the bubble.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Senegal’s Lamine Camara is the type of midfielder that would help many a Champions League-chasing team.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Five teams are chasing a postseason berth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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