ousts

present tense third-person singular of oust
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as in evicts
to end the occupancy or possession of the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

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Verb
  • As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As for the third criticism—that the point system is gamification, trivializing death and destruction—Prickly dismisses it out of hand.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.
    Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • As in pneumonia, the blood pressure drop deprives vital organs of oxygen.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though the episodes ended before Britney revealed her vote, fans are convinced that Britney votes for Danielle and banishes her based on how the episode was edited.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
  • This duo includes a collagen serum and an eye cream that banishes dark circles and tired-looking skin.
    Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott dispossesses Virgil van Dijk and Semenyo secures the loose ball.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Patrick Mahomes throws as New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux chases him Sunday.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In the video, Hilton’s 2-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 22-month-old sister London looks on.
    Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Ousts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ousts. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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