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
Mickey Rourke says fans who donated to a GoFundMe to keep him from getting evicted should get their money back.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
According to a new report from The Daily Mail, Andrew—who has lived at the 30-bedroom mansion on the Windsor estate since 2003 and who was evicted from it in October of last year—will finally vacate the property by Easter, which falls on April 5 this year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday night, Miami evicted defending national champion Ohio State from the playoff by winning the Cotton Bowl, 24-14, in the quarterfinals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Franco, 58, has been living in the van since October, when he was evicted from his home of 19 years in Sweetwater’s Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
She was evicted in week eight, finishing in 10th place.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Lee made it to day 59 before being evicted — about the middle of the pack, and one day before franchise fan-favorite Rachel Reilly was also sent home.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
The British royal, who was stripped of his remaining titles and evicted from his royal residence this fall amid scrutiny over his ties to Epstein, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Within weeks of her posthumous memoir’s release in October, King Charles III stripped Andrew of his titles and evicted him from his royal residence.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
According to a new report from The Daily Mail, Andrew—who has lived at the 30-bedroom mansion on the Windsor estate since 2003 and who was evicted from it in October of last year—will finally vacate the property by Easter, which falls on April 5 this year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday night, Miami evicted defending national champion Ohio State from the playoff by winning the Cotton Bowl, 24-14, in the quarterfinals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Franco, 58, has been living in the van since October, when he was evicted from his home of 19 years in Sweetwater’s Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
She was evicted in week eight, finishing in 10th place.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Lee made it to day 59 before being evicted — about the middle of the pack, and one day before franchise fan-favorite Rachel Reilly was also sent home.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
The British royal, who was stripped of his remaining titles and evicted from his royal residence this fall amid scrutiny over his ties to Epstein, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Within weeks of her posthumous memoir’s release in October, King Charles III stripped Andrew of his titles and evicted him from his royal residence.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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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And freshman cornerback Ja’Boree Antoine held his own when pressed into duty late after Lucas was ejected and OJ Frederique left in the second half with an injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fire Rescue said one person was ejected in the collision and airlifted to a trauma center.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Vatican then expelled ten other members.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like, part of committing to that kind of vocation is to be taken away, to be exiled, to be on the outside, to be alienated, and how often that happens.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2025
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Being exiled far from their families and communities imposes a sense of isolation on the prisoners' sudden freedom after decades living behind bars.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
3 Dec. 2025
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Most people deported to Tapachula are not from southern Mexico, said Ivana Saldivar, who heads the Tapachula office of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gonzalez chased her down, punched her several times and then dragged her back to the truck, police said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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That’s been the case this season, too, even as Nacua and Davante Adams have chased the NFL lead in receiving yards and touchdowns.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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Minteh only won two of his nine ground duels and bled possession a lot, and still could have scored when there was a Brighton breakaway at the end of the first half after Diego Gomez dispossessed Adam Wharton at the second phase of a Palace corner.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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