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
Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.
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Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
From September 2023 until September 2025, Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was exiled from the commission after Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended and then fired her based in part on clashes with the former executive director, who had previously worked for the treasurer.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Dillon said the tortoise was still roaming the grounds of the governor's residence on the island best known as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to following his defeat by the British at Waterloo in 1815.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), after his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.
—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
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
Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
From September 2023 until September 2025, Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was exiled from the commission after Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended and then fired her based in part on clashes with the former executive director, who had previously worked for the treasurer.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Dillon said the tortoise was still roaming the grounds of the governor's residence on the island best known as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to following his defeat by the British at Waterloo in 1815.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), after his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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But eventually athleisure began to fade (as all trends do), and soon enough biker shorts were once again relegated to yoga studios and barre classes.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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While marketing used to be relegated almost exclusively to isolated campaigns and launch windows, the rapid and constant pace of today’s media has necessitated the development and use of new systems.—
Ernest Sturm,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of immigrants were detained and many were deported during the months-long mass deportation campaign in Chicago last fall known as Operation Midway Blitz.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported more than 80 in 2025 alone.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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