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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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2
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
Gordy Heminger, president and chief executive officer of the Alpha Sigma Phi International Fraternity, confirmed to The Asbury Park Press its members at the New Jersey university would be expelled from the organization.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
After being expelled from the House on a strongly bipartisan vote, Santos pleaded guilty to defrauding his donors.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This summer, you were expelled by the WGA for postproduction work on your HBO series The Sympathizer during the 2023 strike.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Danya would never want such negative energy expelled on his behalf.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
But many Republicans, including those who led calls for Santos to be expelled from the House, aren’t happy about his sentence being commuted, The Hill’s Emily Brooks reports in her newsletter, The Movement, later this morning.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.
—CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
After being expelled from the House on a strongly bipartisan vote, Santos pleaded guilty to defrauding his donors.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This summer, you were expelled by the WGA for postproduction work on your HBO series The Sympathizer during the 2023 strike.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Danya would never want such negative energy expelled on his behalf.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
But many Republicans, including those who led calls for Santos to be expelled from the House, aren’t happy about his sentence being commuted, The Hill’s Emily Brooks reports in her newsletter, The Movement, later this morning.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.
—CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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At the time of the crash, Mallory was ejected from the boat and couldn't be found.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the Packers’ final game that season, a loss to the Detroit Lions in the regular-season finale with a playoff berth on the line, Walker was ejected midway through the fourth quarter of a game the Packers led by three.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Varsho trotted, the Rogers Centre erupted – and the fans kept partying on the club level well past midnight.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe gunfire erupted after an ICE officer confronted the suspect’s vehicle and smashed a window with their service weapon, a law enforcement source said.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Woodbury players exhaled with jubilation; a few Eagan players fell to their knees.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Matthieu took his bow, Paris exhaled — not just in relief, but in recognition.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While this violation enrages the village’s women, the men who make up the Panchayat (village council) try and fail to cast her out of town.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only Martin — cast as a Dickensian wretch by Bonitzer’s legion of myopic elites, but always quietly acting against type — reserves the right to determine his own worth.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Located next to the Rainbow Room where Eleven honed her telekinetic skills—and banished Henry to the Upside Down—the office is filled with notebooks.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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