expulses

verb

present tense third-person singular of expulse
as in runs out

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  1. excludes
  2. eliminates
  3. kicks out
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  • The survey revealed that parents spend about $466 per month on family-friendly retail and experiences, which excludes essentials.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Taliban regime systematically excludes half the population from any kind of political representation; the rest of the world should not follow suit.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • This year, however, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a map more favorable to Republicans, which eliminates one of Alabama's two majority-Black seats.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This eliminates manual handoffs, reduces errors and ensures cash flow is tracked from the first quote, not after the fact.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminates
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  • The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
    — Leander Schaerlaeckens June 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle's passenger-side taillight.
    — Kevin Ko, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of kicks out
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“Expulses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulses. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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