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
The argument about, well, [Stephen Colbert] got kicked out for low ratings, that just doesn’t play out.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The boys — then ages 8, 10 and 12 — were kicked out after other school parents found out about the OnlyFans content created by Jackson and her husband.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Much like country music’s ever-evolving dance with urban cultural influences, the very stage where Bill Monroe birthed bluegrass, Dolly Parton made her Grand Ole Opry debut, Johnny Cash kicked out the footlights and George Jones etched his legend has undergone a transformation of its own.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Sometimes people get kicked out of the room.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Leon-Pateyro tried to get Victoriano-Che kicked out, which led to the police being called and Victoriano-Che going home to his RV, which was parked at Dale Street and Augusta Drive in an unincorporated area of Anaheim, Thomo said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
At one point, Vaquer landed her SVB finisher, but Sky kicked out.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the University of North Texas to investigate after a student was allegedly kicked out of class for denouncing Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
After Russia was kicked out of the Eurovision competition in 2022 for its full-on invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials began to plan for a revival of Intervision and in February of this year Putin signed a decree formally giving the go-ahead for the event.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The boys — then ages 8, 10 and 12 — were kicked out after other school parents found out about the OnlyFans content created by Jackson and her husband.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Much like country music’s ever-evolving dance with urban cultural influences, the very stage where Bill Monroe birthed bluegrass, Dolly Parton made her Grand Ole Opry debut, Johnny Cash kicked out the footlights and George Jones etched his legend has undergone a transformation of its own.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Sometimes people get kicked out of the room.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Leon-Pateyro tried to get Victoriano-Che kicked out, which led to the police being called and Victoriano-Che going home to his RV, which was parked at Dale Street and Augusta Drive in an unincorporated area of Anaheim, Thomo said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
At one point, Vaquer landed her SVB finisher, but Sky kicked out.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the University of North Texas to investigate after a student was allegedly kicked out of class for denouncing Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
After Russia was kicked out of the Eurovision competition in 2022 for its full-on invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials began to plan for a revival of Intervision and in February of this year Putin signed a decree formally giving the go-ahead for the event.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
Verb
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams, co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and defensive line coach Deke Adams were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a confrontation with officials, Reeve was ejected and later fined by the WNBA for criticizing officials during a postgame news conference.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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When a foul wasn’t called on the play, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve charged the court to challenge a referee and was ejected from the game.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Security guards quickly chased after the man while Ne-Yo continued his performance.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The former chased the latter all afternoon and generated the plotline everyone on the terraces came for.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year, the singer-songwriter was outed by an ex on social media.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The burger diner chain, on social media, outed itself as being behind a billboard in Nashville, Tennessee, calling for the ouster of Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Liz Cheney was cast out of House leadership and lost her Wyoming seat after defying Trump on January 6.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, that singer turned out to be Taylor Swift.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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And while figuring out how to deal with fame was tough, Gaga admitted that the more difficult conflict ultimately turned out to be that between Gaga and Stefani.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles then ran off 16 wins over its next 17 games, capped by a Super Bowl win.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Upon touching down, the plane did not have sufficient runway to stop and ran off the end of the runway.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Kicked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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