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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
Only six House members have ever been expelled.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
From there it was expelled into space, creating quite a spectacle.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Their decisions came the day before the House returned to Washington and as both faced the prospect of being expelled from the chamber by their colleagues.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
In 1971, the United Nations expelled Taiwan from the intergovernmental organization and voted to replace it with the PRC.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
The alleged attacker had been expelled from the school but continued his education through distance learning after the ninth grade, Ensonhaber reported.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
He was expelled after taking a knife to school and hardly ever attended a subsequent school.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Traficant was expelled by a vote of 420-1, with nine members voting present.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six lawmakers have ever been expelled in the House's history, with the latest being George Santos in 2023.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
From there it was expelled into space, creating quite a spectacle.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Their decisions came the day before the House returned to Washington and as both faced the prospect of being expelled from the chamber by their colleagues.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
In 1971, the United Nations expelled Taiwan from the intergovernmental organization and voted to replace it with the PRC.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
The alleged attacker had been expelled from the school but continued his education through distance learning after the ninth grade, Ensonhaber reported.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
He was expelled after taking a knife to school and hardly ever attended a subsequent school.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Traficant was expelled by a vote of 420-1, with nine members voting present.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six lawmakers have ever been expelled in the House's history, with the latest being George Santos in 2023.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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Adding to the challenge, Miami will be without defensive midfielder Yannick Bright, who will be serving a red-card suspension after being ejected in the 87th minute of the Colorado game for offensive language.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Lake Wales boy was ejected onto the eastbound center lane of I-4.—
Elainie Colton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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At just 10 years old, London Woodard radiated a gentle worldliness his family believed exceeded that of any other kid.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The image showed Trump in a long robe, his hand on the forehead of a sick man as light radiated from his palms, with a nurse, soldier and American iconography surrounding him.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2026
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Carter erupted for a career-high 29 points with nine rebounds, four assists and two steals, leading the Kings to a 124-118 victory over the Golden State Warriors in their home finale Friday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Etienne erupted for 15 points and four 3-pointers in the opening quarter Friday night at Fiserv Forum, his most points in any quarter or half, and finished with a career-high 23 points and six 3-pointers.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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From his home in California wine country, Policy raised a glass to how the 1920 meetings in Canton must have looked as the founders lit cigars and exhaled ideas around Ralph Hay’s Hupmobiles.—
Steve Doerschuk,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street looked at it, blinked, and slowly exhaled—leaving behind not a crater but a clearing, and for those paying attention, perhaps the most attractive technology entry point in more than a decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some claims have been dismissed or settled out of court, while others are ongoing.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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For as long as medicine has been practiced, women’s health concerns have been minimized, misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their fans will have cast a nervous glance at the goal difference column after City raced into the lead at Turf Moor through Erling Haaland after five minutes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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At one point, my friend was added to a WeChat group that included nearly five hundred foreign actors, many of whom were sharing casting calls to make sure they weren’t being scammed.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The cause of Jaxon’s death has not been released.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The White House has released the names of only about half the members, and just one is Jewish.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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