evicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of evict
as in banishes
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 evicts Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan. — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025 In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicts
  1. banishes
  2. ejects
  3. dismisses
  4. expels
  5. deports
  6. chases
  7. removes
  8. dispossesses
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  • This gives it a matte appearance that banishes reflections and even (most) fingerprints.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • New Blood introduces new twists to gameplay to capitalize on that tension; this season, the Traitors have a $15,000 bounty on their heads, money that will be added to the prize pot every time the group banishes one.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of banishes
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  • More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of ejects
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  • Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The incumbent's campaign dismisses the Democratic push as the last-ditch effort of a campaign that will fall short.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • When the ocean is too warm, the coral expels the algae from its tissues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • To protect itself, the coral expels its own algae — a primary food, energy, and oxygen source — and soon loses its color.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of expels
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  • The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of deports
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  • For example, someone reconciles exports, someone reformats reports, someone chases sign-offs the tool was supposed to eliminate.
    — Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Six such accounts make up the series as Hojo chases the truth behind them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of chases
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  • With more than 15,000 positive reviews, this powerful touchless vacuum removes dirt, hair, dust, crumbs and more from hard floors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The lease agreement will end when Club West either removes or sells the equipment inside the building, Browder said.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott dispossesses Virgil van Dijk and Semenyo secures the loose ball.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Definition of dispossesses

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“Evicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicts. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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