1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
International law and legitimacy concerns aside, Washington had ousted a thorn in its side with Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and replaced him with a more compliant leader.
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Jeffrey Taliaferro, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Wimberley gets redemption title over Sunnyvale Wimberley reached the state championship game a year ago just to be ousted by Amarillo Randall 3-2 in a shootout with a 7-6 deficit in penalty kicks.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Through questioning, Shohat tried to show that the participants were staunch anti-communists who wanted Maduro ousted from office in Venezuela and were not interested in normalizing relations with his government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Taliaferro, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Wimberley gets redemption title over Sunnyvale Wimberley reached the state championship game a year ago just to be ousted by Amarillo Randall 3-2 in a shootout with a 7-6 deficit in penalty kicks.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Through questioning, Shohat tried to show that the participants were staunch anti-communists who wanted Maduro ousted from office in Venezuela and were not interested in normalizing relations with his government.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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The incident is similar to Starlink satellite 35956, which also experienced an anomaly in December involving the venting of a propulsion tank and some ejected debris.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The game was marred late when Pacers forward Jalen Slawson was ejected following a blindside collision with Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, which resulted in a shouting match between the coaching staffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Facebook comment about Tiffany Turner was eventually entered into evidence, and lawyers asked to depose Kennedy in their cases.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The committee was scheduled to depose former Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 14, but that session was canceled this week after the Department of Justice said she was subpoenaed as attorney general.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Unable to pay rent in jail, he got evicted.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Until the day a fellow former boxer outed her.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The sisters, along with their husbands, joined King Charles at the royal family's traditional Christmas church outing in December.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Select a tall pot (so that the top-heavy plant won't topple over) with a large drainage hole and saucer.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Winds had gusted as high as 35-40 mph in Indio during the day Friday, and there were reports of tents being toppled in the campground area at Coachella.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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The judge ruled that at this early stage in the case, Day made a viable claim that Evans had planned to permanently deprive her of the money.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Bondi cut off the American Bar Association’s access to judicial nominees for the first time in 72 years, depriving the Senate of an independent opinion on their qualifications.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Forsberg might have unseated Darcy Kuemper as the Kings’ first-choice goalie for the postseason after yet another strong performance down the stretch combined with Kuemper’s noticeable struggles since returning from the Olympics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But close to 1,000 people had gathered in the town square, all of them waiting for Péter Magyar, a onetime Orbán loyalist who broke with the prime minister two years ago and is now trying to unseat him in elections on Sunday.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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