exiled

past tense of exile

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exiled Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The celebrity kingmaker had finally been officially exiled from the royal court. — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 Meaningful opposition is effectively nonexistent in Russia, with critics either barred, in jail or exiled abroad. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 In Groff’s imagining, the real figure of Marie de France is a gangly teenager exiled by her lover, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to oversee a dreary English abbey sometime during the 12th century. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026 Located in Jerusalem, al-Wasiti became, for years, the place to visit, empowering Palestinian artists exiled all over the world to return to a fountain of unity and belonging. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
Verb
  • These cases include the current lawsuit by CNN, MS NOW and Politico, whose journalists were banished from the White House in September.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some ideas stay banished, while others return in new, exciting ways, giving homes a refresh that still feels familiar.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An estimated 660,000 people have been deported in the past fiscal year, according to the Migration Policy Institute, short of the administration’s goal of 1 million annually.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • One was deported to Honduras, despite concerns about the reach of Nicaragua’s government into neighboring countries.
    — Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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