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
In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.
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Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
In its early days, the UFC was so violent, with almost no rules, that it was effectively exiled to pay-per-view.
—Luke Burbank, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Castro exiled a large homosexual community during the boatlift and many have concentrated on this block.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Tulsa King centers around mobster Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), who, after serving hard time in New York, is sent (or rather exiled) to Oklahoma.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
After being exiled from the property, Andrew moved to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, specifically Wood Farm—but Sarah has been MIA.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Christina Hioureas, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
In its early days, the UFC was so violent, with almost no rules, that it was effectively exiled to pay-per-view.
—Luke Burbank, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Castro exiled a large homosexual community during the boatlift and many have concentrated on this block.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Tulsa King centers around mobster Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), who, after serving hard time in New York, is sent (or rather exiled) to Oklahoma.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
After being exiled from the property, Andrew moved to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, specifically Wood Farm—but Sarah has been MIA.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
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Andrew has already been banished to Sandringham and stripped of his titles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2026
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The scheme has proved to be the start of a wave of pedestrianizations across the city, which have banished cars from some major streets and reduced the number of car lanes on many others.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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But Gibbs hasn’t been relegated to the past and his name still comes up occasionally, including in the 500th episode case, though getting there for Binder was a journey.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her fitness-instructor character is stuck in the past, something that obviously hits close to home for Val, who is feeling especially tender after being relegated to the role of day player.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many of the Cubans deported to Mexico have ended up in the southern city of Villahermosa.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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