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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
The project site was once the location of Andy’s Pet Shop, which was ousted from that location so the store structure could be bulldozed to clear the way for the development.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The news of Venezuela’s Bitcoin holding began to bubble up last Saturday, the same day that Maduro was ousted.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The positives about Lurie, who ousted former Mayor London Breed in late 2024, were propelled by a coalition of voters unhappy with his city’s previous status quo.
—Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Sycamore Brewing also was ousted from the Charlotte airport after opening there three year’s ago.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in to hear firsthand how US forces ousted and brought Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro to New York on narco-terrorism and weapons charges.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Indeed, many of the Islamic revolutionary leaders that ousted the Shah in 1979 had ties with Palestinian groups.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Small dueling rallies formed outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan where ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is bring arraigned.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Now the junta that ousted her seeks to hold sham polls in December to entrench and legitimize their rule.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The news of Venezuela’s Bitcoin holding began to bubble up last Saturday, the same day that Maduro was ousted.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The positives about Lurie, who ousted former Mayor London Breed in late 2024, were propelled by a coalition of voters unhappy with his city’s previous status quo.
—Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Sycamore Brewing also was ousted from the Charlotte airport after opening there three year’s ago.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in to hear firsthand how US forces ousted and brought Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro to New York on narco-terrorism and weapons charges.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Indeed, many of the Islamic revolutionary leaders that ousted the Shah in 1979 had ties with Palestinian groups.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Small dueling rallies formed outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan where ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is bring arraigned.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Now the junta that ousted her seeks to hold sham polls in December to entrench and legitimize their rule.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousted
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Pahlavi, 65, has lived in the United States for most of his life since his father, Mohammad Reza Shah, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Pahlavi's father, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was deposed during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which transformed the country from a monarchy to an Islamic republic.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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At least 20 were evicted from their family homes on tribal property.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unable to pay her rent, she was later evicted and now struggles to come up with the $1,900 for her new place.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Ezeiruaku was ejected from the game.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The impact caused him to be ejected and land down an embankment.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Texans’ defense sacked Rodgers four times.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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But when Herbert dropped back to pass on the next play, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson strip-sacked him and fell on loose ball.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, more modest, consistent daily calorie counting might not leave you feeling as deprived.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has made Iran a pariah and deprived its people — and for what?—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dunbar cited research on social networks that suggests people in interconnected friend groups are more likely to be generous to one another, possibly out of fear of being outed as miserly to an entire group.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins recalled how Bledsoe outed a civic group that shut kids’ lemonade stands near a golf tournament the group sponsored.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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In the Cape and Islands League, Ava Shaw had 18 points as Sandwich (7-2) toppled Monomoy 49-23.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Iran has been a theocracy since 1979, when clerics toppled a secular monarch allied with the West, leading to the formation of the Islamic Republic led by Khamenei’s predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Ousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousted. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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