expulse

Definition of expulsenext

Example Sentences

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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 To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games? Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulse
Verb
  • From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Tunisia entered the game already eliminated from contention for a spot in the knockout round.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • In several places across Paris, shops had run out of electric fans amid surging demand.
    Sudip Kar-Gupta, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • My advice is to fill up your cart and check out as soon as possible—shades run out of stock, deals end, and popular products sell out.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • For too long, flaws in our democracy have excluded certain groups — like women and people of color — from full participation.
    Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Green shoots are appearing in the spending patterns of lower-income earners, with their consumption tracking up in recent days on goods and services excluding gas.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • In February, Yantic Volunteer Fire Department was suspended after 178 years, and earlier this month, Taftville Fire Company claimed that it was evicted from its station house.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • In 2022-2023, the monks serving in the Ukrainian branch of the Moscow church were evicted from the monastery, accused of having ties to Russia.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Staff estimate that more than half have had contact with the Department of Child Services, and most have been expelled from traditional schools.
    Maureen Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • Iran’s ambassador to Australia and another three Iranian diplomats were expelled.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters said one of the victims was ejected from one of the vehicles.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Six months earlier, observers believed the space plane had ejected six objects at once, but those were later determined to be debris left over from launch.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Carrington, who died in 2011, devoted the final 17 years of her life to creating bronze figures and masks, conjuring her chimeric cast out of the canvas and into our own.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
  • If such an opportunity arises, producers would be well served by bringing this entire exceptional cast out east to perform it.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Ocasio-Cortez, who may be eyeing a House leadership role or Senate bid, has stayed out of key New York City-area House races, unlike Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sanders, who are backing insurgents trying to oust incumbents.
    Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Davis was later ousted from Arista Records in 2000 by parent company BMG Entertainment.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

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“Expulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulse. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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