as in banished
to force to leave a country
with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain
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Recent Examples of exiled
Campbell was exiled after that, sent back to Worcester four days later never to return to Boston.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1948, Vicuña was exiled from her native country in the early 1970s following the violent military coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
In Sacramento and San Diego, Democrats reign supreme, holding every office and legislative supermajorities so entrenched that opposing views have been exiled.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Anyone pushing back against HUAC was a traitor, a red, and should be exiled.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Paramount+ series, Sylvester Stallone stars as Dwight Manfredi, a New York mob boss who, after serving a 25 year prison sentence, is exiled to Tulsa, Okla.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Now exiled and barred from returning to her home country, Asayesh has become a symbol of artistic resistance for her outspoken stance on human rights.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1948, Vicuña was exiled from her native country in the early 1970s following the violent military coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025
In Sacramento and San Diego, Democrats reign supreme, holding every office and legislative supermajorities so entrenched that opposing views have been exiled.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Anyone pushing back against HUAC was a traitor, a red, and should be exiled.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Paramount+ series, Sylvester Stallone stars as Dwight Manfredi, a New York mob boss who, after serving a 25 year prison sentence, is exiled to Tulsa, Okla.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Now exiled and barred from returning to her home country, Asayesh has become a symbol of artistic resistance for her outspoken stance on human rights.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
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The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Located next to the Rainbow Room where Eleven honed her telekinetic skills—and banished Henry to the Upside Down—the office is filled with notebooks.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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He was relegated to spectator for almost the entire Blue Jays postseason push, as his teammates authored October moments.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In May 2024, SANIL announced a corporate restructuring that elevated Brown to CEO and relegated Belzer to a largely ceremonial role as co-chairman.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Von’s original video was intended for a fan after one of his stand-up shows, who asked him to make it for a friend who was allegedly deported.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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Most people deported to Tapachula are not from southern Mexico, said Ivana Saldivar, who heads the Tapachula office of the United Nations' International Organization for Migration.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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