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
Black Bear spokesperson Evan Nierman said the company kicked out the Vipers because the club’s participation numbers were declining and the rink needed a growing team to stay viable.
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Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The young Turner enrolled at Brown University in 1956, but he was kicked out three years later, reportedly for having a woman in his dorm room.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Brash even as a young man, Turner attended Brown University but didn’t graduate because he was kicked out after he was caught with a woman in his private quarters.
—Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Staff identified the man in the video as the same person who had been kicked out the previous evening, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Mehdizadeh said Benji's been spotted dancing on TikTok and even getting kicked out of a mall.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This was controversial to the public, though, with many feeling that Pluto had been demoted in a dishonorable sense, unjustly kicked out of the club of astronomical objects that people actually care about.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Roosevelt didn’t get wise until a decade later, at which point he was kicked out without a degree.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Neighbors described the victim as a mainstay in the community, friendly and generous to regular customers, and the shooter as someone who’d been kicked out of the store before.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The young Turner enrolled at Brown University in 1956, but he was kicked out three years later, reportedly for having a woman in his dorm room.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Brash even as a young man, Turner attended Brown University but didn’t graduate because he was kicked out after he was caught with a woman in his private quarters.
—Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Staff identified the man in the video as the same person who had been kicked out the previous evening, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Mehdizadeh said Benji's been spotted dancing on TikTok and even getting kicked out of a mall.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This was controversial to the public, though, with many feeling that Pluto had been demoted in a dishonorable sense, unjustly kicked out of the club of astronomical objects that people actually care about.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Roosevelt didn’t get wise until a decade later, at which point he was kicked out without a degree.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Neighbors described the victim as a mainstay in the community, friendly and generous to regular customers, and the shooter as someone who’d been kicked out of the store before.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
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And that’s partly why Weltman dismissed coach Jamahl Mosley the day after the Magic were eliminated and also discussed Orlando’s roster needs — which, in his eyes, include more shooting and veteran help.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Adams dismissed this notion out of hand, with no small amount of hostility.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Umpires gathered in the aftermath, and Valdez was ejected.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Valdez, who was ejected, said through an interpreter that his actions weren’t intentional.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the first with a home run against right-hander Zack Littell, and the Mets chased him from the game in the fourth inning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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He was stripped of all his honors and titles and banished from public view by the royal family after years of scandal over his money woes and links to questionable characters, including Epstein.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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This phase is also an ideal chance to spot the bright streaks of material cast out during violent impact events.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But putting people in an immersive environment to experience the tsunami without the deadly consequences of being there in person turned out to be the best way to help people grasp the scale.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The pair of town hall meetings hosted by law firms operating under the name PFAS Georgia turned out nearly 1,000 people and served as an informal campaign stop for about a dozen political candidates — a nod to the grassroots outrage over the topic.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The driver then got out of the vehicle and ran off, but deputies gave chase.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The killer ran off east on Eastern Parkway and has not been caught.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Kicked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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