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
Unable to pay rent in jail, he got evicted.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After weeks of facing the public vote, Argüelles’ luck ran out, and when all of the Earth Room was on the block, she was evicted.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In fact, until they were evicted from Royal Lodge recently, the two even lived together.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
Andrew, 66, has been living at Wood Farm, a property on the royal family's estate in Norfolk, after being evicted from his longtime residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The landlord was worried about flooding coming from inside the residence and said that the previous tenants had changed the locks after they had been evicted.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Luari also was evicted from a second bakery location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square that never opened.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.
—Amanda Rosa
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After weeks of facing the public vote, Argüelles’ luck ran out, and when all of the Earth Room was on the block, she was evicted.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
In fact, until they were evicted from Royal Lodge recently, the two even lived together.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
Andrew, 66, has been living at Wood Farm, a property on the royal family's estate in Norfolk, after being evicted from his longtime residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
The landlord was worried about flooding coming from inside the residence and said that the previous tenants had changed the locks after they had been evicted.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Luari also was evicted from a second bakery location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square that never opened.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicted
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If that had been called, Ball would have been ejected.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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After Tuesday’s loss, Spoelstra was angry that Ball wasn’t ejected from the game for tripping Adebayo.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Only six House members have ever been expelled from the chamber.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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The House has expelled just six members in its history.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Some claims have been dismissed or settled out of court, while others are ongoing.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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For as long as medicine has been practiced, women’s health concerns have been minimized, misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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In 2005, The Guardian reported that up to 1,000 teenage boys had been separated from their families and exiled from the FLDS community.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II (reigned 1837–57), was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), after his reluctant involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gutierrez-Hernandez pleaded not guilty in court before being deported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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In another Arlington County case, a child rapist self-deported and thus escaped prosecution.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to officials, Sergeant Carlos Arias and Officer Edwin Ruiz got out of their vehicle and chased Muse on foot.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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That outburst from the Twins effectively chased lefty ace Garrett Crochet from the game.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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The growth of colonial Australian society came at the expense of the Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who were often dispossessed of their land, exposed to foreign diseases, and either pushed into marginal areas or forcibly assimilated into European culture.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 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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“Evicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicted. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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