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expulsing

verb

present participle of expulse
as in running out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsing
  1. eliminating
  2. excluding
  3. kicking out
  4. throwing out
  5. dismissing
  6. ejecting
Verb
  • The Cuban government announced some of those key measures became law, including eliminating a cap on the number of employees and allowing direct access to foreign trade.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The value is in eliminating or reducing steps, gaps, handoffs and even roles.
    — Chris Burchett, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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  • Options call for either including or excluding monuments located at each of the park’s four corners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • GitLab earned 24 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $286 million in the second quarter, beating estimates for 18 cents and $273 million, respectively, according to LSEG.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • That led to teams simply kicking out of bounds to take advantage.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • David Beckham was sent off in 1998 for kicking out at Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone, who was predictably criticized by the English media for his reaction to what appeared to be light contact.
    — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of kicking out
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  • This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How much are fines for throwing out needles improperly in NYC?
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing out
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  • A day after dismissing Dana Brown, Astros owner Jim Crane fielded a question specifically about Bagwell’s potential candidacy.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That doesn't mean Cramer is dismissing the risks from higher oil.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissing
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  • Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The impact tore away the entire right side and most of the roof of the vehicle, ejecting all five passengers.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejecting
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“Expulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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