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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
Sinclair had ousted the company’s long-time leader, Ken Solomon, and explored selling the company.
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Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Teams ousted during the group stage usually leave within days, but organizers have not announced details for the departure of the Iran delegation.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Kristi Noem ousted from DHS The shutdown also coincides with changes at the top of DHS.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Nate Sheets for Agriculture Commissioner In the Republican primary for Texas agriculture commissioner, Nate Sheets ousted three-term incumbent Sid Miller.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Teams ousted during the group stage usually depart within days.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, his inspiration came from the Dallas Mavericks, the team that ousted his Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 Western Conference Finals.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At the state level, voters also ousted several longtime Democratic incumbents in Mecklenburg County legislative seats.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Superintendent Karen Molinar will be ousted from her position as leader of the Fort Worth Independent School District during the impending state takeover.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Teams ousted during the group stage usually leave within days, but organizers have not announced details for the departure of the Iran delegation.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Kristi Noem ousted from DHS The shutdown also coincides with changes at the top of DHS.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Nate Sheets for Agriculture Commissioner In the Republican primary for Texas agriculture commissioner, Nate Sheets ousted three-term incumbent Sid Miller.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Teams ousted during the group stage usually depart within days.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, his inspiration came from the Dallas Mavericks, the team that ousted his Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 Western Conference Finals.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At the state level, voters also ousted several longtime Democratic incumbents in Mecklenburg County legislative seats.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Superintendent Karen Molinar will be ousted from her position as leader of the Fort Worth Independent School District during the impending state takeover.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousted
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Some—too many—dismissed Redzepi’s thirty-odd accusers entirely, seemingly out of a belief that enduring violence is just what kitchen life entails, and that those who want to make it as chefs need to suck it up.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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How important for this lucrative but often-dismissed genre?—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of a handful of female Republicans in the party, and one of two Asian American GOP lawmakers in the House, she will not be easily deposed.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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The same facility also houses deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Suzanne and her husband had been living in a Queens shelter for two months after being evicted from their apartment.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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And even after their divorce, the two lived together for years, until just last year, when they were both evicted from Royal Lodge.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
11 Mar. 2026
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How do key components of matter — gas, dust, and heavy elements — flow into, get transported throughout, and ejected out of galaxies over time?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Both were ejected from the motorcycle.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The documents show that after being sacked, Mandelson asked for a $732,000 payoff, the rest of his four-year salary.—
JILL LAWLESS AND BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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He was sacked 55 times, tying for the league high.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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This deprived the state treasurer of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars in revenue over those seven decades.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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And that’s obviously deprived the fund of millions of dollars every year.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 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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White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Soil is exposed along the bank, which drops off about 10 feet to the water, and toppled trees are scattered along the cloudy brown stream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Ousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousted. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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