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Recent Examples of ouster
The fallout of the Boston Celtics’ first-round ouster at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers stood as a prime example.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
On Friday, Makary was privately dismissing the reports of his imminent ouster as false, those people said.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
All the men were accused of plotting in South Florida and hiring a squad of former Colombian soldiers to violently overthrow Haiti’s president in a coup scheme that turned from his ouster to his assassination a couple of weeks before his death.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Although injuries played a role in Orlando’s disappointing season and Mosley’s ouster, major issues persisted on both ends of the floor regardless of available personnel.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
On Friday, Makary was privately dismissing the reports of his imminent ouster as false, those people said.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
All the men were accused of plotting in South Florida and hiring a squad of former Colombian soldiers to violently overthrow Haiti’s president in a coup scheme that turned from his ouster to his assassination a couple of weeks before his death.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Although injuries played a role in Orlando’s disappointing season and Mosley’s ouster, major issues persisted on both ends of the floor regardless of available personnel.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ouster
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The Spurs had lost the previous game in large part because Wembanyama lost his cool and elbowed Naz Reid in the neck, leading to a second-quarter ejection.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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But following Victor Wembanyama’s ejection in a narrow Game 4 loss to tie up their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday, the Spurs went back to their hotel to get a good night’s sleep.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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After a one-block relocation in the early 1970s, the Delgadillo barber shop has evolved into a gift shop and museum (with barber chair) and a must-see stop for Route 66 enthusiasts.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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However, when there is a potential risk to public safety, and to the safety of the animal itself, relocation may be necessary.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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In the 1930s, Mexican American citizens were deported from the United States as part of a program that led to the expulsion of about 1 million Mexicans.—
Daisy Hernández,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Many see Jordan as a way station to permanent resettlement in Canada, the United States, or Europe, where the economic opportunities are better.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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According to statistics cited in a recent federal appeals court ruling, more than 128,000 individuals had been conditionally approved for refugee status when the resettlement program was halted.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The appeals court ruled in September 2025 that Mid Vermont Christian must be allowed to participate in state athletics, after two years of banishment had passed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like there was a demon in his lungs, fighting the last bit of banishment.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Jail records show Jansen is locked up at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center pending extradition and charges.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Andrew Lee Jansen Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Jansen is now at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, awaiting extradition to Colorado.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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McCrorey Heights displacement Ivory doesn’t remember what happened when her mom received the letter from the state highway commission.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Roseberry’s work privileges spectacle—volume, gold, anatomical exaggeration—where Schiaparelli’s shock lay in wit and displacement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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There’s nothing inherently antisemitic about protesting over the dispossession of Palestinians, and the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers, which appear to be sanctioned by the Israeli government.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ouster. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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