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as in ejected
to drive or force out
animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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as in exhaled
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expelled
In such a system, outside air comes into direct contact with components exposed to the reactor’s intense radiation environment before being expelled as exhaust.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
However, Italy released him on a technicality, after which he was expelled to Libya, which outraged human rights groups and prompted the ICC to open an inquiry into why Italy released him instead of sending him to The Hague.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Staff estimate that more than half have had contact with the Department of Child Services, and most have been expelled from traditional schools.
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Maureen Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The displacement of so many Jews from their ancient home becomes a kind of tit for tat—a balancing act of victimhood against the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled during Israel’s war of independence.
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Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Students who violate the cheating rules at Harvard and elsewhere might face consequences ranging from failing a class to being expelled.
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Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Things only get more complicated when Billie’s powers are exposed, and she’s expelled from school.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Many also reference Oscarville, a predominantly Black community whose residents were violently expelled from Forsyth County in 1912 before the land was eventually submerged beneath the lake decades later.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
However, just two days before Spain’s opening game against Portugal, Lopetegui was fired and expelled from the team camp.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
However, Italy released him on a technicality, after which he was expelled to Libya, which outraged human rights groups and prompted the ICC to open an inquiry into why Italy released him instead of sending him to The Hague.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Staff estimate that more than half have had contact with the Department of Child Services, and most have been expelled from traditional schools.
—
Maureen Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The displacement of so many Jews from their ancient home becomes a kind of tit for tat—a balancing act of victimhood against the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled during Israel’s war of independence.
—
Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Students who violate the cheating rules at Harvard and elsewhere might face consequences ranging from failing a class to being expelled.
—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Things only get more complicated when Billie’s powers are exposed, and she’s expelled from school.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Many also reference Oscarville, a predominantly Black community whose residents were violently expelled from Forsyth County in 1912 before the land was eventually submerged beneath the lake decades later.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
However, just two days before Spain’s opening game against Portugal, Lopetegui was fired and expelled from the team camp.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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Her exhibit design vision, envisaged in partnership with partner Paul Cournet and his studio Cloud, incorporated luminescence and hues that radiated from the gems, dictating the color palette of purple, green, yellow and pink.
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Neon blue airbrushing radiated off a sunshine-yellow base, while hot pink auras stood in stark contrast to white French tips.
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Kane — England’s captain — erupted onto the scene with six goals in his debut World Cup in 2018.
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After a corner kick and a nice cross, Sanchez flicked the ball in with his head as Colombian fans erupted.
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Wall Street exhaled on Friday after SpaceX nailed its record-breaking debut.
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The garment also pulls double duty by managing respiration, using a separate ventilation loop to gently blow fresh oxygen across the astronaut’s face while simultaneously vacuuming away exhaled carbon dioxide for scrubbing and recirculation.
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If he was dismissed without cause, his contract provides for a minimum 12-month payout.
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After earlier false rumors involving tsunami threats and the collapse of major transportation links, Rodríguez dismissed new viral claims about infrastructure failures, urging the public to rely exclusively on official sources.
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Since launching his menswear brand in 2015, the Mexican American designer casts the same key models repeatedly, such as Shaid Anaya, who takes breaks from his regular job as a construction workers to walk his shows.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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There’s no chance Cannes Lions will be the next one banished from the game if this year is anything to go by.
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Julius Randle has been banished to NBA Siberia (Brooklyn).
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Just as high school and college graduates hit the job market this summer, a research initiative has released a pair of Top 10 lists that rank the best employers for new grads seeking first jobs.
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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