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
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.
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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
Under existing law, a landlord must pay one month’s rent at the rate in the contract for any tenant evicted for no fault of the tenant.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Dame Dash has been in the news for years, riddled by allegations of debt, lawsuits, and even unpaid taxes that allegedly resulted in his daughter getting evicted from her New York City apartment.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The houseguests evicted Lauren Domingue by a vote of 2-1.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
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
Under existing law, a landlord must pay one month’s rent at the rate in the contract for any tenant evicted for no fault of the tenant.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Dame Dash has been in the news for years, riddled by allegations of debt, lawsuits, and even unpaid taxes that allegedly resulted in his daughter getting evicted from her New York City apartment.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The houseguests evicted Lauren Domingue by a vote of 2-1.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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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
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a confrontation with officials, Reeve was ejected and later fined by the WNBA for criticizing officials during a postgame news conference.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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When a foul wasn’t called on the play, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve charged the court to challenge a referee and was ejected from the game.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And in the worst case scenarios, their child might be expelled from their child care.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis’ historical drama premiered at Sundance and tells a multigenerational story of a family expelled from Jaffa in 1948.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams, co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and defensive line coach Deke Adams were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Several journalists had been arrested, deported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of the detained were eventually deported to Venezuela despite their TPS status.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Will Brennan hit a ball deep to right field and Pérez chased it down, but couldn’t get to it.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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