as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II
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Recent Examples of relegation
Wrexham now sit 15th in the table, level on points with pre-season title favourites Ipswich Town and five points clear of Norwich City in the final relegation place.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
West Ham United is aiming to escape the Premier League's relegation zone when an undefeated Crystal Palace visits the London Stadium on Saturday.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
West Ham United is aiming to escape the Premier League's relegation zone when an undefeated Crystal Palace visits the London Stadium on Saturday.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegation
Noun
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Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over the past few months, the president has doubled down on his pledge of mass deportations, with escalating crackdowns in Latino neighborhoods in cities including Chicago.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Abrego Garcia, currently in immigration custody, became a symbol of the administration’s hardline deportation policies after courts ruled his initial expulsion to El Salvador violated a standing order.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The party called for the expulsion of the French ambassador, and thousands of people gathered in the streets to pressure the government to act on their demand.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Relegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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