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
In 1941, troops evicted 10,000 islanders at gunpoint to seize the land.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The two had been evicted from their home and were sleeping some nights in a hospital lobby before turning to Room in the Inn, the teen girl said.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
The drama was followed by another housemate, George, being evicted after mocking gay housemate Sam.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Westmoreland—who also, to be fair, had a habit of not charging friends for many drinks at all—was evicted from the subway location in 2001.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
That was a remarkable turnaround from a player who appeared poised to be the first person evicted out of the house.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
However, Rachel and Will didn’t survive the game and were evicted to the Jury house, which would help determine the winner on finale night.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Morgan Pope Vince Panaro Ashley Hollis Who got evicted from Big Brother last night?
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Who got evicted from 'Big Brother' last night?
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The two had been evicted from their home and were sleeping some nights in a hospital lobby before turning to Room in the Inn, the teen girl said.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
The drama was followed by another housemate, George, being evicted after mocking gay housemate Sam.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Westmoreland—who also, to be fair, had a habit of not charging friends for many drinks at all—was evicted from the subway location in 2001.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
That was a remarkable turnaround from a player who appeared poised to be the first person evicted out of the house.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
However, Rachel and Will didn’t survive the game and were evicted to the Jury house, which would help determine the winner on finale night.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Morgan Pope Vince Panaro Ashley Hollis Who got evicted from Big Brother last night?
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Who got evicted from 'Big Brother' last night?
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
Verb
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Disruption and sadness shall be banished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The man was ejected from the SUV, according to the crash report.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Hubble, 37, of Brookland, Arkansas, was out on a boat with friends when he was ejected.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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And chronic detainee hunger is often dismissed by inspectors, as long as the menus are certified as nutritionally adequate.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1948, Vicuña was exiled from her native country in the early 1970s following the violent military coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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In Sacramento and San Diego, Democrats reign supreme, holding every office and legislative supermajorities so entrenched that opposing views have been exiled.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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None of us knew when we would be deported.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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His brother was later deported.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Leafs chased the Kraken around the Toronto zone for extended periods, failing to control play as Stolarz tried and mostly excelled in keeping his team in it.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Local news channels later reported that the vehicles had chased the man after a raid at a nearby car wash.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 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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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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