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
Suzanne and her husband had been living in a Queens shelter for two months after being evicted from their apartment.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
And even after their divorce, the two lived together for years, until just last year, when they were both evicted from Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
Mickey Rourke has been evicted from his Los Angeles home after failing to pay nearly $60,000 in back rent.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
In 1999, the Labour government of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair evicted most of the 750 hereditary peers, though 92 were allowed to remain temporarily to avoid an aristocrats’ rebellion.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew moved in two years after Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's death in 2002; over 20 years later, he was unceremoniously evicted.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mission hired caseworkers in both districts to take referrals from school staff for families who are in crisis but haven't been evicted yet.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
At the same time, the city successfully intervened in a local conflict that sparked the situation after local tenants said they were being evicted unfairly.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In August 2024, police officers and evicted dozens after offering accommodations at other shelters.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
And even after their divorce, the two lived together for years, until just last year, when they were both evicted from Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2026
Mickey Rourke has been evicted from his Los Angeles home after failing to pay nearly $60,000 in back rent.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
In 1999, the Labour government of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair evicted most of the 750 hereditary peers, though 92 were allowed to remain temporarily to avoid an aristocrats’ rebellion.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew moved in two years after Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's death in 2002; over 20 years later, he was unceremoniously evicted.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mission hired caseworkers in both districts to take referrals from school staff for families who are in crisis but haven't been evicted yet.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
At the same time, the city successfully intervened in a local conflict that sparked the situation after local tenants said they were being evicted unfairly.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In August 2024, police officers and evicted dozens after offering accommodations at other shelters.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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The arguments about whether or not the drug peddlers should be banished becomes the central narrative thread.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Russell Crowe, 'Gladiator’ (2001) Crowe's Roman warrior Maximus, a general banished to slavery thanks to a petulant young emperor (Joaquin Phoenix) who rises back to glory, is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action heroes that still works.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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How do key components of matter — gas, dust, and heavy elements — flow into, get transported throughout, and ejected out of galaxies over time?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Both were ejected from the motorcycle.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Such students would be immediately expelled and assessed out-of-state tuition fees.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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When a child is expelled from school, the Illinois State Board of Education is notified, but not necessarily when a child is pulled out by their parents.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some—too many—dismissed Redzepi’s thirty-odd accusers entirely, seemingly out of a belief that enduring violence is just what kitchen life entails, and that those who want to make it as chefs need to suck it up.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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How important for this lucrative but often-dismissed genre?—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In September, 95 members of Congress requested a full accounting from the DHS of how many active DACA recipients had been detained or deported since January 2025, including where and when those arrests occurred.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Office of Homeland Security Statistics is responsible for publishing figures from Homeland Security agencies, including removals and the nationalities of those deported, to provide a comprehensive picture of immigration trends at the border and inside the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Warhawks chased Jesus Tovar, who had allowed one run in his four previous starts, after two-thirds of an inning.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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David, Peter and I offered to help to get closer to the food, but the cooks chased us away within seconds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Morocco’s indigenous inhabitants, El Hammoumy continued, the Berbers are like other native peoples around the world who have been systematically dispossessed of their lands and heritage for centuries.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Netherlands international was dispossessed seven times — the most of any player in a Premier League game this season.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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