as in exiled
to force to leave a country
members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well
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Now legions of bright-eyed radical youths were exiled to the countryside to learn from the peasants.—
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
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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The family was only reunited two months later, in order to be deported back to Mongolia.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One gay man from a country in North Africa was nearly deported to Cameroon, where same-sex activities are criminalized, before his habeas petition was granted.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 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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“Expatriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriated. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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