expelled

verb

past tense of expel
1
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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2
as in radiated
to throw or give off something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor

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3
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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4
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 He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The news organizations found Native students in New Mexico are expelled far more often than any other group. — Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 July 2026 The day of the cyber attack, Yazbak said the Department of Administrative Services expelled the attacker from the state’s systems. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 Our previous Representative in Congress, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick had to resign hours before being expelled by her colleagues on both sides of the aisle for fraud. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 If McConnell, considered a master of legislative rules, were to resign, die or be expelled before then, Kentucky's vacancy process would begin. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 July 2026 The association was seeking to overturn an unusual ruling from the FIFA disciplinary committee, which on Sunday made Balogun eligible to play despite the fact he was shown a red card and expelled from his team’s previous game. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The bigger prize, Turkey's return to the F-35 program it was expelled from over its Russian S-400s, is stuck in a US review that Vice President JD Vance is running in Washington, with Israel objecting. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
  1. ejected
  2. radiated
  3. erupted
  4. exhaled
  5. dismissed
  6. cast
  7. banished
  8. released
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  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • This party track introduced audiences to a version of Tito Double P that radiated a lighthearted madness — fueled by Skyy vodka and Old Parr whiskey, as per the song’s lyrics.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The actress radiated grace, flashing a smile and striking a subtle pose for a portrait in the '50s.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • Pompeii is often thought of as an undisturbed time capsule, a once-bustling port that fell silent after Mount Vesuvius erupted and blanketed the ancient Roman city with a thick layer of ash in AD 79.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The Toronto stadium erupted — then the fourth official's monitor lit up, and 30,000 people watched the celebration die in real time.
    — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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  • Still, no one exhaled when production finally moved to a water tank at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Mosquitoes are drawn to backyards with standing water, dense greenery, and carbon dioxide exhaled by people and animals.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of exhaled
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  • Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of cast
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  • Catlett was banished from the United States for what her art had to say.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • There’s no chance Cannes Lions will be the next one banished from the game if this year is anything to go by.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2026
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  • In a blistering statement released after Wednesday’s vote, the mayor’s office blasted the commission and longtime Chair Robb Pitts, who recently lost his reelection bid to former Commissioner Mo Ivory.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of released

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