1
as in ejecting
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 radiating
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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3
as in erupting
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 exhaling
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expelling
The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies.
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Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In addition to expelling the Iranian ambassador, Australia has closed its embassy in Iran, with all of its diplomats already out of the country, Albanese said.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Xinis, who has been dealing with the case for nearly five months, on Monday temporarily barred the government from expelling Abrego Garcia, who is being held in Virginia.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Greene was one of the 112 Republicans who voted against expelling Santos.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The theme first cropped up in the cold open, which began ostensibly as a sketch about Easter—specifically about Jesus expelling money changers during an act known as the cleansing of the temple.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2025
Just then, Redmayne appears on a screen as Newt and performs a banishment charm, expelling Skender.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In addition to expelling the Iranian ambassador, Australia has closed its embassy in Iran, with all of its diplomats already out of the country, Albanese said.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Xinis, who has been dealing with the case for nearly five months, on Monday temporarily barred the government from expelling Abrego Garcia, who is being held in Virginia.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Greene was one of the 112 Republicans who voted against expelling Santos.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The theme first cropped up in the cold open, which began ostensibly as a sketch about Easter—specifically about Jesus expelling money changers during an act known as the cleansing of the temple.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2025
Just then, Redmayne appears on a screen as Newt and performs a banishment charm, expelling Skender.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelling
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Along with users telling her to appreciate every second, others took a moment to admire the pure joy radiating from Luna and her family.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Videos show flashbang grenades erupting on the street, followed by residents of the building—children among them—being led to a parking lot across the street.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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During its first flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic water ice plumes erupting into space from the moon’s south pole.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Glacier Guides runs full-day float trips through September on a remote section of the North Fork that’s surrounded by hardwoods exhaling their last gasp of color (from $152 per person).—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mriya, which was slated to fly over Venice carrying a hard drive with a database including information on all the participating artists, casting a fleeting shadow over the Giardini.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stars have to keep their casting a secret After stars learn they've been cast on Dancing with the Stars, they are required to keep the news a secret.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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As stated, the rules committee is starting to crack down on any sort of action that would be deemed as unsportsmanlike, and that was evident in Week 1 when Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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His defensiveness and insulting you and dismissing your feelings, in my opinion means he's emotionally attached to her, especially with the nickname.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Subramanian rejected a request Tuesday by Combs’ attorneys for his conviction to be overturned entirely, dismissing claims that Combs had acted as an amateur pornographer who wasn’t engaging in prostitution and that the verdict violated his First Amendment rights.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Expelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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