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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  • That excludes India, where Ramayana producer Prime Focus Studios will release the film telling one of humanity’s oldest stories.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • What if Penelope’s waiting is her own form of aggression, a way of holding a space, for as long as possible, that excludes the men and their own attempts at power?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Its smooth 120Hz refresh rate eliminates motion blur during casual gaming breaks, while Game Picture Mode optimizes contrast for any genre.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • The new safe harbor eliminates gift tax filing for most donors, even as foreign contributors continue to face unresolved cross‑border tax questions.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 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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