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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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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
Last year the leaders of nine European Union countries -- Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland -- signed an open letter claiming the rights convention prevented them from expelling foreign criminals.
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Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
This time, the administration is dividing more families by greater distances than before, by expelling parents without their children, en masse.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Unfortunately — and tragically for women already struggling to access care — expelling a pregnancy with misoprostol alone can be a prolonged and difficult process.
—Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026
What drives an eruption to switch from expelling oozing lava to blasting ash and rock into the sky?
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
Many other countries followed its lead, with the United States expelling 60 people.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
The workers reported black liquid expelling into the ditch.
—Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
Their boneless design also enables unique movement — from crawling along the ocean floor to jetting through water by expelling it rapidly from their bodies.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
No direct hits are required; shock waves from a jet can ripple across hundreds of thousands of light-years to churn galactic gas into stars or to extinguish star formation entirely by expelling those gas reservoirs into intergalactic space.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
This time, the administration is dividing more families by greater distances than before, by expelling parents without their children, en masse.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Unfortunately — and tragically for women already struggling to access care — expelling a pregnancy with misoprostol alone can be a prolonged and difficult process.
—Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026
What drives an eruption to switch from expelling oozing lava to blasting ash and rock into the sky?
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
Many other countries followed its lead, with the United States expelling 60 people.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
The workers reported black liquid expelling into the ditch.
—Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
Their boneless design also enables unique movement — from crawling along the ocean floor to jetting through water by expelling it rapidly from their bodies.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
No direct hits are required; shock waves from a jet can ripple across hundreds of thousands of light-years to churn galactic gas into stars or to extinguish star formation entirely by expelling those gas reservoirs into intergalactic space.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelling
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An unknown vehicle driving west on Independence Ave then struck the bicycle, ejecting its rider completely off the bike, the crash log said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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However, sharp or radiating pain, numbness, weakness or symptoms that persist beyond 48 to 72 hours should not be dismissed as ordinary soreness.—
Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Bystander video posted to Facebook showed two jets making contact in the air, then twisting and careening in the sky before hitting the ground and erupting in a plume of dirt and fire.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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The video, which was obtained in October by Politico, showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between the former congresswoman and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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After a day of meetings, errands, and a phone that won’t stop buzzing, there’s nothing quite like settling in at home and finally exhaling.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The show felt alive, inhaling and exhaling guests in a natural rhythm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday evening, on the steps of the Capitol, House members made their way down the stairs after casting their votes, some alone, others flanked by staff or trailed by a Hill reporter.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Reeves, 60, continued his tradition of announcing casting in his screen projects by sharing GIFs on his X account on Thursday, May 14.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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My mother spitting cherry pips with me and my sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Windows Vista and its early WDDM woes had reduced my previously badass main PC with two Nvidia 7900GT cards in SLI to a stuttering BSOD-spitting mess, and the future of Microsoft OSes looked bleak—Windows 7 wouldn’t be along to change the situation for years.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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However, not all analysts are dismissing that news that quickly.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Fox also erred in not dismissing attempts by Magness and Lee Watson to intervene in the lawsuit, the attorney general’s office claimed, saying neither has standing to take part in the litigation, since they aren’t named as defendants in the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
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“Expelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelling. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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