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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
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.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
The Iranian Football Federation that is controlled by the Revolutionary Guards must be expelled from FIFA.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
From there, the heat will be expelled into space, ensuring that the wearer remains cool during spacewalks of up to eight hours.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Two years later, he was expelled from France for participating in the protests then taking place in the country.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 June 2026
After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test.
—Débora Rey, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
He was expelled from Congress while under federal investigation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives even before he was convicted on fraud charges.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
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
The Iranian Football Federation that is controlled by the Revolutionary Guards must be expelled from FIFA.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
From there, the heat will be expelled into space, ensuring that the wearer remains cool during spacewalks of up to eight hours.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Two years later, he was expelled from France for participating in the protests then taking place in the country.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 June 2026
After the second group stage match, national icon Diego Maradona was expelled from the tournament due to a positive doping test.
—Débora Rey, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
He was expelled from Congress while under federal investigation.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives even before he was convicted on fraud charges.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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Earlier in the tournament, he was ejected for kicking Panama player Ricardo Phillips during play along the sideline.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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In 2020, Hammon became the first woman to serve as head coach in a game, taking over after Popovich got ejected.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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For an object at a particular temperature, the total energy radiated at all wavelengths is given by the Stefan-Boltzmann law, after its two discoverers, Josef Stefan (1835-1893) and Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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Their loss radiated outward like ripples in water after a stone is dropped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The wildfire — the largest in the region this year — erupted Thursday and had burned at least 6,800 acres in a sparsely populated landscape within the burn scar of the 2020 Glass Fire.—
The Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2025
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The September 10 call for general protests has drawn comparisons to the Yellow Vest protests that erupted in 2018 over fuel price hikes and the high cost of living.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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But a sigh of relief was likely exhaled when Brunson returned to the bench.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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All of which spilled into public view at the City Council meeting, with commissioners claiming that, after numerous meetings, the mayor’s office dismissed their concerns and recommendations for this particular reappointment to the board.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Iraqi courts later dismissed charges against him, and Baghdad released him in 2012.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The first Denver Mint opened for business in 1863 and was originally an assay office for miners to bring gold to be melted, tested for purity, and cast into bars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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Tri-Star Pictures took heat for casting Santa Claus as a spree killer suffering from PTSD, and across the country, parents complained that the movie’s widespread marketing campaign was giving kids nightmares.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Dec. 2025
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By 2006, the screwworm was banished from Panama.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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In Nepal, where menstruation stigma still leads some women and girls to be banished to mud huts during their periods, reusable cups have been life-changing.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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As of Sunday evening, the names of those killed had yet to be released.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The full text has not yet been released and a formal signing ceremony slated to take place in Switzerland on Friday.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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