expelled

past tense of expel
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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 Newell, who graduated from NSU’s prep school in Broward County, was expelled from Cornell, according to the Times’ documents. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The New York Times reported Tuesday that two of the fraternity brothers were expelled, two more were suspended, and one who had already graduated was barred from campus. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The case has drawn national attention in recent weeks after it was revealed that only two of the seven men alleged to have been involved were expelled. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Following an investigation by the university at the time, two of the men were expelled, while the other five received lesser punishment. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 The deadline passed; Bury never played the game, and the team was expelled from the league. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 That same year, 306 preschoolers were expelled, with Black students and those with disabilities receiving the harshest punishments. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 After the university’s investigation, two of the seven fraternity members were expelled from campus, two were suspended, two received no-contact orders, and one was banned from campus, according to the New York Times. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit claims only two of the accused were expelled, and there were no arrests. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
Verb
  • Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As Edie, the sister of one of Brando’s fellow dock workers who is murdered, Saint radiated a palpable chemistry with her costar, the characters’ burgeoning romance undeniable.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Two men were killed and nearly three dozen people injured when gunfire erupted at a homecoming weekend block party in Vienna, a small town in south Georgia.
    — Mike Stewart, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His nose bled frequently, and his whole body regularly erupted into sudden, violent bouts of chills.
    — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jeff Dean / Getty Images When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled late in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh exhaled with a 30-27 win over a division rival.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Conversely, Morio is desperate to have kids, but any effort to discuss the topic with his wife is quickly dismissed.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors, for example, have portrayed Coq Thélot, as a justice who had been dismissed by Moïse.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The story centers on Willow and Annika Lim, Chinese Australian sisters who are left their late mother’s casting agency with a catch attached.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the panel, co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau introduced a new clip teasing the second season, alongside series cast members Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané and Robert Picardo.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Drake Baldwin banished any fears of a sophomore slump by having his first All-Star season.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There’s also the heating and cooling system, wherein heat generated by the hotel’s air-conditioning units is used to produce hot water rather than being released into the atmosphere.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Russian officials have not released figures on damage to the country's oil infrastructure.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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