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
Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor.
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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
In 2018, Pope Francis commissioned an investigation into the McCarrick case after the allegation involving a minor was made and following a dossier from now excommunicated former papal diplomat, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, calling on Francis to resign over the McCarrick case.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
In 2018, Pope Francis commissioned an investigation into the McCarrick case after the allegation involving a minor was made and following a dossier from now excommunicated former papal diplomat, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, calling on Francis to resign over the McCarrick case.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunicate
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This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Everything used to be built around England getting over the line, and the skipper was happy to exile any player who might burst the bubble.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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All prices exclude $1,995 destination charge.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The first is being able to cover a $1,000 emergency expense; second is having no high-interests debt (excluding a mortgage); followed by not buying designer goods and building wealth quietly; and lastly is the ability to save around 15 percent of gross income.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Almost all Democrats and 105 Republicans backed the successful effort, making the congressman only the sixth in United States history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Part of the presentation focused on helping people overcome their fear of being ostracized for having plants seen as too wild.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The story followed a Russian family ostracized from society in 1930s Soviet Russia.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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Those continuing to violate the policy will be ejected.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But perhaps records of the first chemical steps towards life were ejected into space and then fell onto the Moon, says Sephton.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Excommunicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunicate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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