1
as in dismissing
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 deposing
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 evicting
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of ousting
In ousting DeGette, the 68-year-old incumbent who has represented the overwhelmingly Democratic district in Congress since 1997, Kiros is now in pole position to take the seat held by her opponent since the year she was born.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Sixty-three countries would need to vote in favor of ousting Khan for the decision to go through.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
While the ousting immediately stunned and outraged members of the diabetes research community, Henderson’s video is in sharp contrast to the ADA’s series of statements over the past several days that tried to justify the decision.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba ever since ousting Maduro and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba.
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CBS News,
9 June 2026
After ousting Pelley, Bilton sent a memo to staffers, aiming to reassure them of his vision for the show.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Other prominent Democrats, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have taken a weaker stance, instead focusing on ousting Collins to take back the Senate.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
Israel waged a bloody fight to capture the castle in 1982, ousting Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Sixty-three countries would need to vote in favor of ousting Khan for the decision to go through.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
While the ousting immediately stunned and outraged members of the diabetes research community, Henderson’s video is in sharp contrast to the ADA’s series of statements over the past several days that tried to justify the decision.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba ever since ousting Maduro and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba.
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CBS News,
9 June 2026
After ousting Pelley, Bilton sent a memo to staffers, aiming to reassure them of his vision for the show.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Other prominent Democrats, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have taken a weaker stance, instead focusing on ousting Collins to take back the Senate.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
Israel waged a bloody fight to capture the castle in 1982, ousting Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousting
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Integration Calling genomics the most powerful data asset in biopharma does not mean dismissing other data types.
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For now, Comcast is dismissing M&A talk, but there also is the matter of timing.
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Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.
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While the opposition Conservative Party has a history of deposing prime ministers while in office, Labour does not, said Jonathan Tonge, a professor of politics at the University of Liverpool.
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The ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.
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But in 2023, Kenya’s government began evicting them again, citing a new justification.
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The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
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The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
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To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.
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One source close to the squad, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, told The Athletic that the AUF considered sacking Bielsa around this period, aware of the ongoing issues with the squad.
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Some employees also owe their employers a deeper fiduciary duty, which one court has described as the duty to protect the employer’s interests and to avoid injuring the employer or depriving the employer of the employee’s skills.
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Extreme heat is already a headache for many data centers, raising the chances electricity will go away, depriving customers of their sweet, sweet AI.
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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
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Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
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Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death.
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Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed the entire 2025-26 campaign to recover from a torn Achilles, but the Pacers were one game away from toppling the Oklahoma City Thunder and winning the 2024-25 championship before Haliburton got hurt.
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“Ousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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