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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
Shah’s party won Nepal’s first election since anti-corruption Gen Z protests ousted the prime minister last year.
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Reuters, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The agency’s previous chairman was ousted for being too anti-business.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Flynn was ousted from his position in February 2017 after news broke that Obama administration officials had warned the White House that Flynn had indeed discussed sanctions with Kislyak and was vulnerable to blackmail.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again searching for a new leader, as yesterday marked 210 days since the last CDC director, Susan Monarez, was ousted.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Who was the seventh person ousted from 'Survivor' Season 50?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Edmonton ousted Vegas in five games of their second-round series last season.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
So what do the Tar Heels do next after their administration ousted Davis Tuesday night?
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Grapevine ousted Fort Worth Brewer 4-2 on Friday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Reuters, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The agency’s previous chairman was ousted for being too anti-business.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Flynn was ousted from his position in February 2017 after news broke that Obama administration officials had warned the White House that Flynn had indeed discussed sanctions with Kislyak and was vulnerable to blackmail.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again searching for a new leader, as yesterday marked 210 days since the last CDC director, Susan Monarez, was ousted.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Who was the seventh person ousted from 'Survivor' Season 50?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Edmonton ousted Vegas in five games of their second-round series last season.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
So what do the Tar Heels do next after their administration ousted Davis Tuesday night?
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Grapevine ousted Fort Worth Brewer 4-2 on Friday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousted
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When a Groyper account on X suggested that Jewish people were responsible for contemporary German immigration policy, Rogers, using her official State Department account, dismissed the claim as nonsense.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And yet, when HB 1098 was introduced in 2023, critics dismissed it as a solution in search of a problem.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, deposed starter Antonio Senzatela looked reborn as a long reliever.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Chicago sports radio host Peggy Kusinski was also deposed, records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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His older brother, King Charles, stripped him of his titles and evicted him from Royal Lodge after all.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2026
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Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.—
Shannon Fogg,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bucknor, who has been an MLB umpire since 1996, ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora after calling Trevor Story out on a check swing.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Patience, who was a senior at Chapel Hill High School, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The pieces were on loan from a Bucharest museum, whose head was promptly sacked for lending the works out in the first place.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The town was sacked and burned by the Portuguese in 1531.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This criminal organization deprived them of that peace of mind.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Contreras declined to address Eric’s friends — leading the judge to say the family deprived Eric’s friends the opportunity to attend the funeral and host a Mass in his honor.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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That process has effectively scared many people away from filling out paperwork to recertify with Medi-Cal due to fears of being outed by the federal government, which is cracking down on undocumented immigrants by apprehending and deporting them.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Bangladesh, which saw its government toppled by mass protests in 2024, 53% of the population is under 30.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Ousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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