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as in dismissed
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 deposed
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 evicted
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of ousted
Colbert, another staple of the CBS lineup who was recently ousted from the late-night anchor’s chair, used his time at the microphone to take a dig at the network.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The conviction comes weeks after her husband, ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, received a life sentence for attempting a martial law coup in December 2024 that triggered his impeachment and removal.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Miami Palmetto ousted Winter Park’s girls 4-0.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
That was back in 1992 when the pair of Republicans ousted two veteran Democrats who were in political hot water.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Notably, Altman was briefly ousted in 2023 but reinstated after OpenAI staffers threatened to join him.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
It was ousted from Gaza after Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 and violently seized control.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
In April 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
He eventually was ousted in August 2017, days after Bannon, in an internal power struggle.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The conviction comes weeks after her husband, ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, received a life sentence for attempting a martial law coup in December 2024 that triggered his impeachment and removal.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Miami Palmetto ousted Winter Park’s girls 4-0.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
That was back in 1992 when the pair of Republicans ousted two veteran Democrats who were in political hot water.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Notably, Altman was briefly ousted in 2023 but reinstated after OpenAI staffers threatened to join him.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
It was ousted from Gaza after Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 and violently seized control.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
In April 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
He eventually was ousted in August 2017, days after Bannon, in an internal power struggle.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousted
Verb
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And a federal judge dismissed both of those cases.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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At Friday’s news conference, Cordero-Stutz said outstanding citations will be dismissed.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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OpenAI is the Sam Altman show, as became very clear in 2023 when he was briefly deposed as OpenAI’s philosopher-king.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
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The House oversight committee held depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in late February after Comer deposed the couple.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Then, to their confusion, they were evicted.—
R.A. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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The story of Javier Chocobar, a member of the indigenous Chuchagasta community in northwest Argentina’s Tucumán Province, who in 2009 tried to defend himself and his people from being forcibly evicted from their land by a local landowner and two former police officers.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 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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Meanwhile, Andy Sachs (Hathaway) has just been sacked from her respected position as an award-winning reporter at a vital, forward-thinking political news outlet.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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While Troy may well have been sacked in a war, historians are largely unwilling to accept that it was ever destroyed by a crack team of Greek soldiers hidden inside a giant wooden horse.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The loss of Bregman to the Chicago Cubs already had deprived the Sox’s young hitters of a strong influence.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The fall of Assad in December 2024 deprived Russia of its one reliable ally in the region.—
Jeffrey Taliaferro,
The Conversation,
11 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
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The country plunged into chaos after a 2011 uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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On July 9, 1776, days after listening to a reading of the Declaration of Independence in Lower Manhattan, George Washington’s troops toppled a lead statue of King George III.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Ousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousted. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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