EXPULSE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

expulse

verb

Definition of expulse

as in to eliminate

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Recent Examples of expulse In this case, shed doesn’t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulse

Verb

The Arkansas Medicaid program pays the premium and provides additional payments that reduce or eliminate enrollees' out-of-pocket expenses for medical care.

— Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
But creating a psychologically safe environment does not require leaders to eliminate standards, accountability or difficult conversations.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminate

Verb

Ramos went hitless in four at-bats Saturday and didn’t appear to run out a ground ball that shortstop Andrés Giménez initially botched in the sixth inning.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Michael Fine, the chief executive officer of the team, has warned that the district could run out of money before the current school year ends, forcing it to ask the Legislature for an emergency loan.

— Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of run out

Verb

The administration also pressed allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks, arguing that the company posed a national security threat because its equipment could give Beijing backdoor access to critical communications infrastructure.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exclude

Verb

The new royal baby is the fifth grandchild for Andrew, who has been stripped of his royal titles, evicted from his sprawling mansion and remains under investigation after being arrested by British police in February.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
The draft ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of evict

Verb

But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Unless our work requires us to deal with it daily, our relationship with it ends the moment our bodies expel it in the blissful privacy of our bathrooms (or, if the need is dire, out in the open with only nature to keep us company).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of expel

Verb

The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Midfielder Yannick Bright was the Miami player ejected and is suspended for Saturday’s game at Nu Stadium.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

Ken Kies, who was the top tax official at the Treasury Department, was ousted in July after warning that the White House was at risk of illegally involving itself in IRS audits, The Wall Street Journal reported.

— Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja’s tenure lasted 14 months — less than half of the three-year term for which he had been elected — after he was removed by the new government that came into power after Imran was ousted.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026