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 county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
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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
After Domingue won the BB Blockbuster, the houseguests had to decide between evicting Soto and Jorgensen.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Kelley’s fate in the game was sealed when the house deadlocked at two votes apiece between evicting her or Keanu Soto.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s coach hopes the days of evicting WNBA teams from their home arenas for premium playoff games are now over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Ava Pearl and Lauren spoke about sending Keanu home, and Keanu talked to Kelley about evicting Lauren.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
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
After Domingue won the BB Blockbuster, the houseguests had to decide between evicting Soto and Jorgensen.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Kelley’s fate in the game was sealed when the house deadlocked at two votes apiece between evicting her or Keanu Soto.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s coach hopes the days of evicting WNBA teams from their home arenas for premium playoff games are now over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Ava Pearl and Lauren spoke about sending Keanu home, and Keanu talked to Kelley about evicting Lauren.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicting
Verb
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As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hours later, the vessel careened into a nearby bridge, ejecting 19-year-old Mallory Beach into the dark water.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Jeep had all four tires leave the ground crossing Township Street and then Paulman lost control on Ora Street, hit a utility pole and rolled, ejecting the passenger, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One poll found that eighty-two per cent of Israeli Jews favored expelling Gazans.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mali’s military leadership, which came to power in a 2021 coup, has overseen a dramatic shift in domestic policy, from being a major counterterrorism partner of France to expelling French troops and instead turning to Russia for security assistance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Cortes last week cited the trio’s lack of a criminal record, willingness to pay restitution and their voluntary participation in community service in dismissing the charges.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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His team plans to argue for dismissing the charges.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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This was always the nightmarish place where the hallucination of deporting 10 million people was going to lead.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds more members of law enforcement –– local, state and federal –– worked the case, at one point searching more than 500 homes and 1,000 vehicles and chasing hundreds of leads.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The man told the officer that a woman was chasing him and trying to hit him with her vehicle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The company and store owners sued, arguing players could use an optional preview feature, removing the element of chance.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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If the President believes that imposing, removing, or amending tariffs is an appropriate policy measure, Congress has given him tools to pursue those goals.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Evicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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