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 final policy excludes therapeutic procedures targeting nerves such as the pudendal nerve and ganglion impar, interventions used for some forms of severe pelvic pain.
    — Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That count excludes more than 400 licensed locations on college campuses, in hospitals, and elsewhere.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • The settlement eliminates the need to resolve that remaining question at trial.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • If the Tax Court agrees that rescheduling eliminates section 280E liability for past years, cannabis businesses could seek refunds for multiple prior tax years.
    — Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminates
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  • The high-performance drivetrain has a brushless e-motor that kicks out 37 hp and 350 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of kicks out
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