exiled

past tense of exile

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Recent Examples of exiled 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 After British forces recaptured Delhi, much of the city was destroyed and the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled. Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 The novel, reissued this fall, by McNally Editions, takes the form of a memoir by a German Jewish intellectual historian, exiled to New York. David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s. James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled. CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Cuba has recently exiled other prominent dissidents, most recently José Daniel Ferrer, who have been forced to abandon the island for the United States. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 He has been imprisoned, kept under house arrest and, eventually, exiled. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
Verb
  • Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, the former Duke of York has been effectively banished from royal life, including the Firm’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His main competition, the geriatric Aaron Jones, should be relegated to backup duty.
    Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • West Ham United, Burnley, and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been relegated to the second division.
    Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sharma-Crawford did not say if they had already been deported.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In July 2025, Haiti’s justice minister, Patrick Pélissier, announced that the government had adopted a new protocol governing the judicial processing of Haitian nationals deported or extradited to the country.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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