as in dismissed
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kicked out
As a teenager, I got kicked out of high school for not saying the pledge of allegiance, stuff like that.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
This wasn’t the Food Network star’s first time being kicked out of the family jewelry store, Flay explained.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Below, experts weigh in on what needs to be kicked out and stored elsewhere.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Yes, the Niners got the absolute snot kicked out of them Saturday.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Twiggs, 22, previously lived with his grandparents after being kicked out of his parents’ home at the age of 18, according to the relative.
—Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The second involved club captain Cristian Romero, who kicked out at Ibrahima Konate in second-half stoppage time while his team were pushing for an equaliser, receiving his second caution of the game.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
His idea to charge large fees for parking in the park should have resulted in being kicked out of office.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Production declined by 75% between 2013 and 2020, according to the Financial Times, after successive Chavismo regimes nationalized the oil companies there, kicked out foreign oil drilling expertise, and triggered a flight of its own drilling specialists.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
This wasn’t the Food Network star’s first time being kicked out of the family jewelry store, Flay explained.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Below, experts weigh in on what needs to be kicked out and stored elsewhere.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Yes, the Niners got the absolute snot kicked out of them Saturday.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Twiggs, 22, previously lived with his grandparents after being kicked out of his parents’ home at the age of 18, according to the relative.
—Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The second involved club captain Cristian Romero, who kicked out at Ibrahima Konate in second-half stoppage time while his team were pushing for an equaliser, receiving his second caution of the game.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
His idea to charge large fees for parking in the park should have resulted in being kicked out of office.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Production declined by 75% between 2013 and 2020, according to the Financial Times, after successive Chavismo regimes nationalized the oil companies there, kicked out foreign oil drilling expertise, and triggered a flight of its own drilling specialists.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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However, about a year after Starwood bought the office buildings, the coronavirus outbreak ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns that chased workers out of their offices over fears about the spread of the deadly virus.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal's French captain and goalscorer Patrick Vieira (front) is chased by Anthony Gardner of Tottenham during their Premier League clash at White Hart Lane in north London, 25 April 2004.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Audits released in December found that the city's aviation department lacked oversight of over 90% of their non-construction contracts, and outed a former Austin Energy employee for stealing nearly $1 million in public money by routing contracts to fictitious vendors.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Dunbar cited research on social networks that suggests people in interconnected friend groups are more likely to be generous to one another, possibly out of fear of being outed as miserly to an entire group.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These habitats were destroyed, and the snakes were cast out, by wealthy lynxes who greedily expanded into the cold lands that suited their own species.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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To get to know Smith so early in the coach’s career, Kilgo said, turned out to be one of the most fortuitous moments of his life.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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That changed at age 15, when lingering leg pain turned out to be cancer.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ross ran off after the crash, and did not report the incident to police.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beck ran off the field without meeting his opponents for a postgame handshake.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Kicked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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