as in deportation
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 expulsion
The students were released into the custody of their parents and suspended, pending expulsion.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 27 June 2025
For these immigrants, 1492 held double significance: the year of Jews’ expulsion from Spain, as well as Columbus’ voyage of discovery.
—Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
The geomagnetic storm is a coronal mass ejection (CME), which are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's atmosphere known as the corona, according to Space.com.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 June 2025
The excitement of watching a Club World Cup match in person was momentarily extinguished, however, when Ornelas, 35, spoke about the expulsion of his beloved León from the tournament.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 27 June 2025
For these immigrants, 1492 held double significance: the year of Jews’ expulsion from Spain, as well as Columbus’ voyage of discovery.
—Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
The geomagnetic storm is a coronal mass ejection (CME), which are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's atmosphere known as the corona, according to Space.com.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 June 2025
The excitement of watching a Club World Cup match in person was momentarily extinguished, however, when Ornelas, 35, spoke about the expulsion of his beloved León from the tournament.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsion
deportation
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Judge 'set aside' DHS directive to end work permits for Haitians In federal court in New York, nine Haitians and two advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security to prevent an early end to a temporary program providing work permits and protection from deportation after earthquakes.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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To date, Boulos is the most high-profile Haitian to be detained by the Trump administration, which in recent months has tried to shorten the deportation protections and work permits for over a half million Haitians temporarily in the United States.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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