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
After his death and consumed by grief, Rhea lost her job and was eventually evicted.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
When the movie begins, Murphy and his daughter (Avy Berry) can barely eke out a living, evicted from their squalid pad and then separated once Murphy is arrested.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Others abused the hospitality, & winded up having to actually be evicted from the property.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
One of the most startling statistics from ImpactTulsa was that the highest percentage of children evicted were in pre-k and kindergarten, Pogemiller said.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 17 Jan. 2026
In the middle of a Chicago winter, Dahlia is evicted because Joey, her boyfriend of three years, ran off with the little bit of savings the couple had.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
A week after a 550-pound bear was evicted from under an Altadena home, another Altadena resident about a mile away reported a bear taking up residency under that home’s floorboards.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
At least 20 were evicted from their family homes on tribal property.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Unable to pay her rent, she was later evicted and now struggles to come up with the $1,900 for her new place.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
When the movie begins, Murphy and his daughter (Avy Berry) can barely eke out a living, evicted from their squalid pad and then separated once Murphy is arrested.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Others abused the hospitality, & winded up having to actually be evicted from the property.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
One of the most startling statistics from ImpactTulsa was that the highest percentage of children evicted were in pre-k and kindergarten, Pogemiller said.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 17 Jan. 2026
In the middle of a Chicago winter, Dahlia is evicted because Joey, her boyfriend of three years, ran off with the little bit of savings the couple had.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
A week after a 550-pound bear was evicted from under an Altadena home, another Altadena resident about a mile away reported a bear taking up residency under that home’s floorboards.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
At least 20 were evicted from their family homes on tribal property.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Unable to pay her rent, she was later evicted and now struggles to come up with the $1,900 for her new place.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 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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Soon, Damsky was suspended, then expelled.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In October, the ruling Communist Party expelled He Weidong, the other vice chair of the military commission, and replaced him with commission member Zhang Shengmin.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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Each person captured stays about 47 days before they are deported, costing $7,065 per person.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump also deported thousands of Cubans, and Rubio did not step in to save them.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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However, about a year after Starwood bought the office buildings, the coronavirus outbreak ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns that chased workers out of their offices over fears about the spread of the deadly virus.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal's French captain and goalscorer Patrick Vieira (front) is chased by Anthony Gardner of Tottenham during their Premier League clash at White Hart Lane in north London, 25 April 2004.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
26 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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But in the next 30 years, the people who will bear the brunt of that catastrophe—who will be dispossessed, uprooted, and exposed to the worst of the elements—will be those who are already on the other side of society’s walls.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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