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
Like, part of committing to that kind of vocation is to be taken away, to be exiled, to be on the outside, to be alienated, and how often that happens.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Being exiled far from their families and communities imposes a sense of isolation on the prisoners' sudden freedom after decades living behind bars.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
Examples of this phenomenon include Rush Limbaugh’s pioneering talk-radio show and Tucker Carlson, who began streaming from his own platform after being exiled from Fox News in 2023.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Once upon a time, the animals of Oz enjoyed equal rights with humans, including the power of speech, but most have now been struck dumb and either locked up or exiled.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Presently, he is exiled in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The film is set in 1935 Tartu and at the University of Tartu, where, a year earlier, Professor Lazar Gulkowitsch, exiled from Germany, had established a chair of Judaic Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
And with their father being basically exiled to Sandringham and their mother moving somewhere separately for the first time in years, everyone is wondering how Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will react and how this all affects them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Being exiled far from their families and communities imposes a sense of isolation on the prisoners' sudden freedom after decades living behind bars.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
Examples of this phenomenon include Rush Limbaugh’s pioneering talk-radio show and Tucker Carlson, who began streaming from his own platform after being exiled from Fox News in 2023.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Once upon a time, the animals of Oz enjoyed equal rights with humans, including the power of speech, but most have now been struck dumb and either locked up or exiled.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Presently, he is exiled in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The film is set in 1935 Tartu and at the University of Tartu, where, a year earlier, Professor Lazar Gulkowitsch, exiled from Germany, had established a chair of Judaic Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
And with their father being basically exiled to Sandringham and their mother moving somewhere separately for the first time in years, everyone is wondering how Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will react and how this all affects them.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And that feeling of attachment, as Friedman sees it, is not relegated to vintage.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 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,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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That comment had been recorded by Von when a fan told him her friend got deported and asked him to record a message.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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