OUSTER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ouster

noun

Definition of ouster

as in ejection

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Recent Examples of ouster But online reaction to the collections was increasingly negative, with open speculation about Viard’s ouster putting Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion at Chanel, on the back foot. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026 The announcement follows the ouster or forced retirement of more than two dozen military leaders; some senators warn the cuts amount to a purge that could take years to reverse. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The line of questioning came at a hearing days before her ouster. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Bob Chapek, fired as Disney CEO in 2022 after less than three years, lays the blame for his ouster squarely on Bob Iger in an upcoming memoir, according to the New York Times, which obtained a copy. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ouster

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Noun

But by then, media have already described the encounter as an ejection.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Referees showed head coach Nate Miller a pair of yellow cards a minute apart, earning him an ejection 21 minutes into the game.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of ejection

Noun

Unlike Tamaki who advocated for the closure of Futenma without building a replacement in Henoko, Koja supported the relocation of Futenma’s airfield operations to Henoko as a way to secure Futenma’s return to Japanese control.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The relocation boom has boosted demand for housing, with supply falling behind, the mayor said.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of relocation

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More recently, there’s been a surge due to the large-scale expulsion of Afghans from neighboring Iran and Pakistan amid increasing regional tensions.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Spanish and Portuguese leaders waged the Reconquista, a centuries-long war that concluded with the 1492 expulsion of Jews and the defeat of the last Muslim stronghold in Granada.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

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In a memo later Monday morning, the White House TV pool had been suspended given CNN’s banishment.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Lucas and her attorneys with the Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian legal organization, assert that her ownership of the property shields her from banishment.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of banishment

Noun

The 185-page extradition document was the latest development in the numerous cases against Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan, 38, who are dual American-British citizens.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
In August, prosecutors in Minnesota were seeking the extradition of Christian Castro, an ICE agent being held in Texas, who was wanted for shooting a Venezuelan national in the leg during Operation Metro Surge.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of extradition

Noun

Against monarch-butterfly migrations and environmental destruction, the family’s struggle becomes a story of displacement, resilience and fragile belonging.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
While Cuban has highlighted how health care costs could be having an affect on the labor market, fears over AI job displacement are surging.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

For them, Zionism is defined in terms of its outcomes for Palestinians, which have included displacement, dispossession, destruction and the denial of their rights.

— Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Stealing America dramatically expands this history by tracing Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession throughout the full range of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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