eviction

noun

as in removal

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Recent Examples of eviction When the Wood Street residents received an eviction notice in 2022, Creighton quit her job and began documenting their efforts to stop the eviction. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Also in July, following a tenant’s eviction, the NYPD and ASPCA discovered nine dead cats inside the filthy, unkempt Queens apartment. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Missing these can come with major risks such as eviction and foreclosure. — Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Villela and her children continued to live in the house, without paying rent but maintaining the mortgage and its upkeep, until last summer when Attard obtained a court order for their eviction. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 There was a lot of debate in the house in the days leading up to the eviction about different scenarios, and a potential flip. — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026 Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves weighs in on the latest eviction. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 Seymour, 24, became the second houseguest to walk out the door in Big Brother 28, as part of latest live-eviction episode on Thursday, July 23. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviction
  1. removal
  2. deposition
  3. ouster
  4. ejection
  5. overthrow
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  • Now, a person who's not in removal proceedings can actively apply for asylum directly with the citizenship and immigration services, and that's USCIS.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • How to remove waterproof mascara With long-lasting results comes a different removal process.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of removal
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  • Scott did it 75 times in a deposition, refusing to answer questions in a lawsuit involving his former hospital company, Columbia-HCA.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Workers line each deposition hole with compressed bentonite clay blocks before inserting the copper containers.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of deposition
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  • Other countries have also continued to call for Infantino's ouster, including the English Football Association.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the letter, one of Maurice’s top concerns was the ouster of the department’s former assistant director, Rachael Borrelli.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of ouster
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  • The Swiss played a good chunk of the match with 10 men after review changed a yellow card on an Argentine player into a second yellow card (and an ejection) for one of their own.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
  • Giants manager Tony Vitello came out to argue the call and was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barksdale, the second ejection this season for the first-year skipper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ejection
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  • The two had been in an uneasy alliance ruling the country following the 2019 overthrow of Sudan’s longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since 1989.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Unlike the Labour mainstream, which sought to alleviate inequality through democratic reform, Militant believed in the overthrow of British capitalism, by force if necessary.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of overthrow

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