as in to banish
to not allow (someone) to continue being a member of a group and especially the Roman Catholic church
He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices.
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Recent Examples of excommunicate
Naturally, the archbishop had no choice but to excommunicate her.
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 May 2025
He’s excommunicated a long-time lawmaker, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, from his party’s caucus.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Church to excommunicate priests who follow controversial new law.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 May 2025
He’s excommunicated a long-time lawmaker, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, from his party’s caucus.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Church to excommunicate priests who follow controversial new law.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunicate
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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The fee, which would fully pay the contractual costs tied to Johns Disposal Service, would exclude condominiums and commercial properties who already pay for private trash removal services and are not covered by the city's collection service.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gvardiol and Ruben Dias have now started the last five games in a row — excluding the Carabao Cup tie against Huddersfield — while Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders had started in midfield together for six of the last seven.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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And in the worst case scenarios, their child might be expelled from their child care.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Annie became part of the Kele tribe but initially ostracized herself from the rest of the group and chose to go on solo missions rather than bond with the team.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Those with low self-esteem were more likely to use silence as a defensive response to criticism or rejection and were more likely to report feeling ostracized more frequently themselves.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reeve was ejected late in the fourth quarter of that Game 3 contest.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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These plumes are known to eject their material thousands of miles from the moon’s surface.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Olguin dismissed the case in 2022 after finding Elden’s claims were time-barred without addressing the substance of his allegations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Excommunicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunicate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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