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 New Hampshire Department of Justice previously reported that Harmony was last seen after being evicted with her family from a Manchester home the day before Thanksgiving.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
An Israeli flag waves above the home where Khalil Basbous was evicted in January.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
And the Justice Department wants Tres Genco evicted from his home in Columbus.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Like Ballard-DeBose, many people experiencing homelessness spend years trying to find stable housing, and social workers say the most cost-effective approach is to stop people from being evicted in the first place.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 June 2026
An Israeli flag waves above the home where Khalil Basbous was evicted in January.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
But Glover ultimately evicted her, which left her homeless.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Andrew and Ferguson have been lying low since their royal titles were removed and they were evicted from Royal Lodge in the autumn.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
If fees are not properly disclosed, tenants can not be evicted for failing to pay those charges.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
An Israeli flag waves above the home where Khalil Basbous was evicted in January.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
And the Justice Department wants Tres Genco evicted from his home in Columbus.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Like Ballard-DeBose, many people experiencing homelessness spend years trying to find stable housing, and social workers say the most cost-effective approach is to stop people from being evicted in the first place.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 June 2026
An Israeli flag waves above the home where Khalil Basbous was evicted in January.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
But Glover ultimately evicted her, which left her homeless.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Andrew and Ferguson have been lying low since their royal titles were removed and they were evicted from Royal Lodge in the autumn.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
If fees are not properly disclosed, tenants can not be evicted for failing to pay those charges.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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By 2006, the screwworm was banished from Panama.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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In Nepal, where menstruation stigma still leads some women and girls to be banished to mud huts during their periods, reusable cups have been life-changing.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Earlier in the tournament, he was ejected for kicking Panama player Ricardo Phillips during play along the sideline.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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In 2020, Hammon became the first woman to serve as head coach in a game, taking over after Popovich got ejected.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Many also reference Oscarville, a predominantly Black community whose residents were violently expelled from Forsyth County in 1912 before the land was eventually submerged beneath the lake decades later.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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However, just two days before Spain’s opening game against Portugal, Lopetegui was fired and expelled from the team camp.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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All of which spilled into public view at the City Council meeting, with commissioners claiming that, after numerous meetings, the mayor’s office dismissed their concerns and recommendations for this particular reappointment to the board.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Iraqi courts later dismissed charges against him, and Baghdad released him in 2012.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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If Sorsby was caught betting on his own team back in these days, the NCAA probably would have exiled him to Mongolia, but times have changed.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Previously, Stabile told ProPublica his client’s treatment during the release process was appropriate, as Hernández could have been arrested or killed had he been deported to his home country.—
Keri Blakinger,
ProPublica,
11 June 2026
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Immigration judges can order someone deported for missing their court dates.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The sisters threw items at the employee, chased her through the restaurant, hit her with pots and pans, attempted to throw hot grease on her head and threatened to kill her, according to prosecutors.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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North Richland Hills Police Department officers chased the SUV from a Walmart on Northeast Loop 820 into the city of Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Black people and other non-white South Africans were displaced and dispossessed.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
20 Nov. 2025
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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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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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