EXPULSED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

expulsed

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past tense of expulse

as in excluded

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Open models will be excluded from the voluntary pre-release review, at least for now.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Research found that more than 70% of workers report being socially excluded at work in six months, while 48% report harassment or bullying, and those are big numbers.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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Lawmakers eliminated the daily reporting requirement and shift responsibility for tracking and publicizing enforcement activity to local and state agencies.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Six schools have closed, and 1,000 positions were eliminated because of budget cuts and declining enrollment.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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Bernadette tells Stuart and Kripke that she was expelled from the guild for using her powers during the strike to bring her neighbor’s son’s adorable rescue dog Chocolate Chip back to life after he was hit by several cars.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Those shells were likely expelled during turbulent bouts of mass loss shortly before the explosion, giving astronomers an unusually detailed view of the star's final stages.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelled

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Sarah Ferguson’s reported whereabouts have been revealed after she was evicted from Royal Lodge on January 31 following her ex-husband, former Prince Andrew’s, ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 24 July 2026
In October 2025, King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles, and since then, Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and evicted from the Royal Lodge.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026

Definition of evicted

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Once Slater left practice and Pipkins kicked out to left tackle, Kayode Awosika took over at left guard with the first team.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
An impromptu protest ensued outside the Tarrant County Commissioners Courtroom on Tuesday after County Judge Tim O’Hare kicked out all members of the public from the meeting for disrupting decorum.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of kicked out

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Critics dismissed the elections, which were held in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Comey’s lawyers are pressing to have the case dismissed, accusing the department of misleading judges, submitting documents containing false statements and withholding key facts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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The novel, reissued this fall, by McNally Editions, takes the form of a memoir by a German Jewish intellectual historian, exiled to New York.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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