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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
Verb
  • 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
  • That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 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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  • If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • 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
  • Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 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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  • The Sköll is named after the giant wolf who relentlessly chases the sun across the sky in Norse mythology.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In Norse mythology, Sköll is the name of a giant wolf that chases the sun across the sky.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of chases
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  • That distinction removes a major uncertainty surrounding the material.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Pre-toning with a purple toner removes yellow shades, which prepares the hair to accept the silver dye.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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