EVICTING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

evicting

verb

present participle of evict

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 One of the attractions of self-storage as a business is that evicting stuff is easier than evicting people. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, landlords are already evicting tenants with expiring vouchers. — Ana Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 The draft ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease. — Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 29 June 2026 But in 2023, Kenya’s government began evicting them again, citing a new justification. — Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million. — Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026

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After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of banishing

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The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Derek Gutierrez, a public affairs specialist with the 149th Fighter Wing, said the pilot received medical treatment after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ejecting

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Those include bringing the Kurdish peshmerga security forces in northern Iraq under control of the central government’s military and expelling Iranian Kurdish dissident groups and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, that have bases in the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
The thought of the SEC expelling one of its charter members after 94 years of inclusion seems preposterous.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of expelling

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The government was executing and exiling Black citizens; some had escaped slavery.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of exiling

Verb

Historically, immigration authorities exercised prosecutorial discretion to avoid arresting or deporting individuals with pending or approved SIJS applications.

— Rebecca Gelpi-Ufret, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
His attorneys filed a federal lawsuit seeking his release and an order preventing the government from deporting him while the shooting and the circumstances surrounding it are investigated.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deporting

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The story plays out in New York’s cutthroat acting scene, where a talented Indian actor chasing his craft falls under the sway of Keitel’s teacher.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The Padres lost for only the fourth time in their last 24 outings despite chasing ace Jacob Misiorowski after four innings.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasing

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About 50 employees signed off on an email to leadership expressing concerns and providing suggestions, such as evaluating clutter and removing items like pillows that are hotspots for the insects.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The Robin offers a little more structure and can even be transformed into a clutch by removing the adjustable strap.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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