as in banishing
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 evicting
The city tossed a curve at the Oilmen last month, evicting them from the Oil City Stadium, their home for the past 15 years.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But the renovations happening at Serra Grove could have been completed without evicting tenants, Snow said, noting similar cases across the county.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The company is notorious in Milwaukee for evicting its tenants with regularity and being sued by the state Department of Justice over shoddy living conditions in 2021.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet writing Josephine was therapeutic, finally evicting this story from the prison of her mind.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
With Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship almost nonexistent these days, and King Charles stripping his brother of his titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge, the relationships between members of the royal family and their siblings are complicated, to say the least.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2026
The officers went to the house in the Bermuda Club neighborhood near Vero Beach, where a resident of the home was evicting her son, Flowers said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But the renovations happening at Serra Grove could have been completed without evicting tenants, Snow said, noting similar cases across the county.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The company is notorious in Milwaukee for evicting its tenants with regularity and being sued by the state Department of Justice over shoddy living conditions in 2021.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet writing Josephine was therapeutic, finally evicting this story from the prison of her mind.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
With Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship almost nonexistent these days, and King Charles stripping his brother of his titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge, the relationships between members of the royal family and their siblings are complicated, to say the least.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2026
The officers went to the house in the Bermuda Club neighborhood near Vero Beach, where a resident of the home was evicting her son, Flowers said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicting
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Imagine banishing stuffed animals from the living room, corralling all the toy cars outside the main bedroom, and finally finding a place for that play kitchen that isn’t your actual kitchen.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2026
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Should the punishment be a life sentence banishing Belichick from the Hall?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Galaxies will dissociate due to gravitational interactions, ejecting all masses and leaving only supermassive black holes behind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of the snowmobiles lost control and rolled several times, ejecting the driver from it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Netanyahu filed court documents arguing that the severity of the crimes, along with payments the men reportedly received from a Palestinian Authority fund, justify pulling their citizenship and expelling them from the Jewish State.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Israel retaliated by expelling South Africa’s senior diplomat, escalating tensions already strained by South Africa’s genocide accusations against Israel over the Gaza war.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But dismissing or minimizing disappointment can unintentionally teach children to ignore or suppress emotions.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ignoring or outright dismissing Black parents who seek options is not progress — or progressive.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Operation Metro Surge is about more than deporting the worst of the worst (only two percent of the thousands of people detained and deported would even qualify as such).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.—
Travis Loller,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Americans — Tabitha and Tara Peterson, Cory Thiesse and Taylor Anderson-Heide — were chasing the rest of the match, never able to cobble together more than one point with their hammer.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the trend concerns mostly dramas, American actors are also chasing lighter material from Europe.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As the reservoirs of the Republican and Democratic voters evaporate, independents are becoming a stream of optimism for removing the wasteful and destructive policy of the two-party war that is pushing us further apart.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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How to get rid of fruit flies To quickly eliminate fruit flies, start by thoroughly cleaning your kitchen and removing overripe or rotting fruits and vegetables.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Evicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicting. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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