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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2
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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3
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
At the end of Season 3, The Vault published a piece suggesting that Cory had groomed Bradley, which put him in the hot seat at UBA and ultimately ousting him from his position as CEO.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Tanner then plans to take over the county government — ousting the Joneses from power — and changing the name of Loving County to Tanner County, according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The vote is no surprise, as Kennedy appointed several vocal critics of mRNA Covid shots to the panel after ousting all previous members in June.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In March, Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever of breaching its merger agreement for ousting its then-CEO David Stever over the brand’s public comments on progressive issues.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
While Perez has been away from F1 after his ousting from Red Bull Racing, Bottas is currently at Mercedes, performing the role of a reserve driver.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Former Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is returning to the political fray with a Senate bid at a moment when the crypto industry, which poured $40 million into ousting Brown last year, is emboldened by its political successes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
The abrupt turnaround is surprising, considering Trump seemed insistent on ousting Tan from Intel while alluding to the executive’s past ties to China.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Ever since ousting editor Kevin Merida last year and scuttling the paper’s Kamala Harris presidential endorsement, the billionaire biotech mogul has been musing about what to do with the brand — More conservative voices?
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Tanner then plans to take over the county government — ousting the Joneses from power — and changing the name of Loving County to Tanner County, according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The vote is no surprise, as Kennedy appointed several vocal critics of mRNA Covid shots to the panel after ousting all previous members in June.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In March, Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever of breaching its merger agreement for ousting its then-CEO David Stever over the brand’s public comments on progressive issues.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
While Perez has been away from F1 after his ousting from Red Bull Racing, Bottas is currently at Mercedes, performing the role of a reserve driver.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Former Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is returning to the political fray with a Senate bid at a moment when the crypto industry, which poured $40 million into ousting Brown last year, is emboldened by its political successes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
The abrupt turnaround is surprising, considering Trump seemed insistent on ousting Tan from Intel while alluding to the executive’s past ties to China.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Ever since ousting editor Kevin Merida last year and scuttling the paper’s Kamala Harris presidential endorsement, the billionaire biotech mogul has been musing about what to do with the brand — More conservative voices?
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ousting
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His defensiveness and insulting you and dismissing your feelings, in my opinion means he's emotionally attached to her, especially with the nickname.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Subramanian rejected a request Tuesday by Combs’ attorneys for his conviction to be overturned entirely, dismissing claims that Combs had acted as an amateur pornographer who wasn’t engaging in prostitution and that the verdict violated his First Amendment rights.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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After Domingue won the BB Blockbuster, the houseguests had to decide between evicting Soto and Jorgensen.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Williams sealed the Pats’ only win of the season thus far, sacking Tua Tagovailoa on the Dolphins’ final offensive snap with less than two minutes left in Week 2.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Giants largely held Jayden Daniels in check, particularly after halftime, while sacking him 3 times.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a shutdown could furlough roughly 750,000 federal workers each day, depriving them of about $400 million in wages daily.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Picasso’s portrait of Gertrude went to the Met, depriving Alice of a presence that felt alive to her.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fears are growing among Venezuela’s leadership that the true goal of the US deployment is toppling the autocratic regime of President Nicolás Maduro, though some warn a military intervention could further destabilize the country.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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He was also charged with assault during the 2018 toppling of UNC’s Silent Sam statue, a case that was later dismissed, according to WRAL.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Ousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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