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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
Babcock, in what is now his third chance after being unceremoniously ousted in Toronto and Columbus, was polite but defiant, excited but vague.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Hungary moved to leave the ICC last year but reversed course after Viktor Orbán was ousted as president in elections in April.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Before Crowley was ousted, the city’s top financial analyst pushed back on her budget-cutting narrative, saying that spending on the Fire Department actually went up during that budget year — in large part because of a package of firefighter raises.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Davis was later ousted from Arista Records in 2000 by parent company BMG Entertainment.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Recalls and public pressure ousted progressives elected to district attorney offices in multiple jurisdictions over the last five years, when criminal justice reform efforts ran into dissatisfaction over public disorder following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Matt Brown,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
While the previous board — then called the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority — approved the 14-mile extension of the 836 as a way to speed commuting times to and from Kendall, that panel was ousted in 2023 during a legal fight with Tallahassee.
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Douglas Hanks
june 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Such a handful that, eventually, in 2014, PIMCO ousted the king.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
On the field, the team had a disappointing season by its lofty standards, finishing second in LaLiga behind Barcelona and getting ousted from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Hungary moved to leave the ICC last year but reversed course after Viktor Orbán was ousted as president in elections in April.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Before Crowley was ousted, the city’s top financial analyst pushed back on her budget-cutting narrative, saying that spending on the Fire Department actually went up during that budget year — in large part because of a package of firefighter raises.
—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Davis was later ousted from Arista Records in 2000 by parent company BMG Entertainment.
—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Recalls and public pressure ousted progressives elected to district attorney offices in multiple jurisdictions over the last five years, when criminal justice reform efforts ran into dissatisfaction over public disorder following the COVID-19 pandemic.
—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
While the previous board — then called the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority — approved the 14-mile extension of the 836 as a way to speed commuting times to and from Kendall, that panel was ousted in 2023 during a legal fight with Tallahassee.
—
Douglas Hanks
june 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Such a handful that, eventually, in 2014, PIMCO ousted the king.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
On the field, the team had a disappointing season by its lofty standards, finishing second in LaLiga behind Barcelona and getting ousted from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousted
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Johnson is among six people featured by Pam Bondi whose cases have now been dismissed.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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Albert was notified on February 11 that attorneys planned for him to be deposed on April 29.
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The Joyces are set to be deposed when discovery is complete.
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In February, Yantic Volunteer Fire Department was suspended after 178 years, and earlier this month, Taftville Fire Company claimed that it was evicted from its station house.
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In 2022-2023, the monks serving in the Ukrainian branch of the Moscow church were evicted from the monastery, accused of having ties to Russia.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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Bellamy, 46, is poised to take his first full-time job in club management, replacing Scott Parker who was sacked in April following Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League.
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Greek coach Georgios Donis was appointed just two months ago after Saudi Arabia sacked former coach Hervé Renard.
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The filing marks the latest legal clash between Hill and Murdaugh after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his murder convictions, finding Hill's conduct deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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So the closure deprived the global market of between 10 and 20 million barrels per day — a wide range.
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And if they're caught rocking some flops in Cinque Terre, they won't just be outed as a fashion victim.
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Phil and Tony butt heads over a litany of issues, but one of the big hangups between the two of them in the first half of season six revolves around one of Tony's top earners, Vito Spatafore, being outed as a gay man.
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About 275 passengers and 12 crew members were on the eastbound train train from Los Angeles to Chicago when the rail cars toppled off the tracks and onto their side early Monday afternoon, Amtrak said.
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Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
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