as in deportations
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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Recent Examples of expulsions
The plan also aims to boost a culturally responsive curriculum, including lessons on Black history and culture, and reduce out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for Black students by 40%.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Such hearings in the past have resulted in expulsions and even some students being forbidden from further university studies.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
None of those expulsions came from Jefferson County Public Schools.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The legislation would prohibit schools from enforcing their cell phone bans through fines, fees, suspensions, expulsions, ticketing, or deployment of police officers or school resource officers.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Johnson said before the demonstrations that students who participate in the protests will be marked absent from class, but would not be disciplined, such as with suspensions or expulsions.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
The fallout led to tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats, disruption of visa services, reduced consular staffing and a freeze on trade talks.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The district reported nearly 10,000 suspensions and expulsions for the 2024-25 school year, according to the data.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Mainstream opinion viewed the devastation of Gaza—the killing of more than 68,000 Palestinians, razing of entire cities and villages, and preparations for mass expulsions—as justified responses to Hamas’s atrocities.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Such hearings in the past have resulted in expulsions and even some students being forbidden from further university studies.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
None of those expulsions came from Jefferson County Public Schools.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The legislation would prohibit schools from enforcing their cell phone bans through fines, fees, suspensions, expulsions, ticketing, or deployment of police officers or school resource officers.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Johnson said before the demonstrations that students who participate in the protests will be marked absent from class, but would not be disciplined, such as with suspensions or expulsions.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
The fallout led to tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats, disruption of visa services, reduced consular staffing and a freeze on trade talks.
—Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The district reported nearly 10,000 suspensions and expulsions for the 2024-25 school year, according to the data.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Mainstream opinion viewed the devastation of Gaza—the killing of more than 68,000 Palestinians, razing of entire cities and villages, and preparations for mass expulsions—as justified responses to Hamas’s atrocities.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsions
deportations
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Mass deportations were essential to the Republicans’ 2024 messaging, with immigration being one of the most influential issues that caused the Senate and White House to flip to the GOP last cycle.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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The deportations to Eswatini, a tiny kingdom bordering South Africa, where the king has full power and has been accused of suppressing pro-democracy movements, have sparked protests from civic groups there.—
Nokukhanya Musi,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Expulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsions. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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