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
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.
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Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Prasad, at the time of the filing, claimed that the property owner had signed a lease that prevents them from evicting the campus.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The homeowners were in the process of evicting Jennifer Crouse and John Crouse, who was 70 at the time, police wrote in the affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Prince Andrew became Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Charles also began the process of evicting him from the royal estate at Windsor.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The city tossed a curve at the Oilmen last month, evicting them from the Oil City Stadium, their home for the past 15 years.
—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
Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Prasad, at the time of the filing, claimed that the property owner had signed a lease that prevents them from evicting the campus.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The homeowners were in the process of evicting Jennifer Crouse and John Crouse, who was 70 at the time, police wrote in the affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Prince Andrew became Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Charles also began the process of evicting him from the royal estate at Windsor.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The city tossed a curve at the Oilmen last month, evicting them from the Oil City Stadium, their home for the past 15 years.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicting
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The trans-Atlantic alliance's founding treaty has no mechanism for suspending or ejecting any of the members, although nations may leave of their own accord one year after notifying the other allies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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What drives an eruption to switch from expelling oozing lava to blasting ash and rock into the sky?—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Many other countries followed its lead, with the United States expelling 60 people.—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bangladesh was bowled out for 413 in its first innings, before taking a 27-run lead, dismissing Pakistan for 386 with offspinner Mehidy Hasan taking five wickets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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On Friday, Makary was privately dismissing the reports of his imminent ouster as false, those people said.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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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
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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
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The United States was deporting her and 13 other West Africans to Ghana, a country none of them called their own.—
Tobi Raji,
Washington Post,
10 May 2026
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Badenoch has called for stronger enforcement, including deporting foreign preachers who are spreading hate in mosques and other institutions.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Dream big, but don’t ignore practical details while chasing inspiration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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West Ham looked to have breathed life back into their season in recent weeks, but last weekend’s loss comes at the worst time before facing title-chasing Arsenal on Sunday.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Allow these to regrow and form new plants after removing all the dead.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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On Saturday, that included removing Jake LaRavia from the rotation entirely as rookie forward Adou Thiero became the Lakers’ third player off the bench and veteran big man Maxi Kleber moved into the rotation as the ninth option.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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“Evicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicting. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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