as in banished
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 evicted
Unable to pay rent in jail, he got evicted.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After weeks of facing the public vote, Argüelles’ luck ran out, and when all of the Earth Room was on the block, she was evicted.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In fact, until they were evicted from Royal Lodge recently, the two even lived together.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
Andrew, 66, has been living at Wood Farm, a property on the royal family's estate in Norfolk, after being evicted from his longtime residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The landlord was worried about flooding coming from inside the residence and said that the previous tenants had changed the locks after they had been evicted.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Luari also was evicted from a second bakery location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square that never opened.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After weeks of facing the public vote, Argüelles’ luck ran out, and when all of the Earth Room was on the block, she was evicted.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In fact, until they were evicted from Royal Lodge recently, the two even lived together.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
Andrew, 66, has been living at Wood Farm, a property on the royal family's estate in Norfolk, after being evicted from his longtime residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The landlord was worried about flooding coming from inside the residence and said that the previous tenants had changed the locks after they had been evicted.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Luari also was evicted from a second bakery location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square that never opened.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider was ejected in the top of the fifth for arguing with plate umpire Dan Merzel after a balk by Gausman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl Tuesday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The letter says that after the second incident, multiple members whose names are redacted were expelled by the fraternity’s disciplinary board.—
Matthew Kelly
April 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Encouraged and aided by independent neighbours, Guinean nationalists took up arms in 1962 and after 10 years of fighting expelled the Portuguese from three-quarters of Portuguese Guinea.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If Camarena completed the program, the charges would be dismissed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Lucknow got off to a poor start when Kagiso Rabada (1-54) dismissed Mitchell Marsh for 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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From September 2023 until September 2025, Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was exiled from the commission after Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended and then fired her based in part on clashes with the former executive director, who had previously worked for the treasurer.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The family was only reunited two months later, in order to be deported back to Mongolia.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One gay man from a country in North Africa was nearly deported to Cameroon, where same-sex activities are criminalized, before his habeas petition was granted.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Andrés Giménez chased after one above the zone, lifting a shallow fly ball that Teoscar Hernández could corral without allowing a run to score.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This happens as a person being chased by another person runs up from the street, falls on the sidewalk, gets up, and keeps heading toward the house.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The growth of colonial Australian society came at the expense of the Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who were often dispossessed of their land, exposed to foreign diseases, and either pushed into marginal areas or forcibly assimilated into European culture.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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As Morocco’s indigenous inhabitants, El Hammoumy continued, the Berbers are like other native peoples around the world who have been systematically dispossessed of their lands and heritage for centuries.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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