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
The houseguests then voted between the two comp losers, and when Julie announced the results, Will was evicted by a vote of 3-2 and became the season’s second jury member.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
Following the eviction of Mickey Lee, who became the eighth housemate evicted from the house, the remaining houseguests would all at least make it to Jury House.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Perhaps she is not actually evicted.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 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
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
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
Following the eviction of Mickey Lee, who became the eighth housemate evicted from the house, the remaining houseguests would all at least make it to Jury House.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Perhaps she is not actually evicted.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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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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Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Ramaphosa is also expected to name a new ambassador to Washington after the last one was expelled.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 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
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Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Even when convicted or exiled, coup plotters may be later freed.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 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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Kawaljeet Singh, a police officer and member of a specialist unit tasked with rounding up immigrants illegally in India from Bangladesh, confirmed that 40 members of the Rohingya community were deported to Myanmar on May 6.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 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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Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him and dragged him down from behind, landing on McCarthy’s ankle.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Free Cash Flow Fuels Dividends and Buybacks Veteran investors might remember past gold bull markets where companies, flush with cash, chased growth at any cost.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The forward was more alert than substitute Andrew Robertson when Dominik Szoboszlai was dispossessed when attempting an audacious flick.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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