turf (out)

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf (out)
Verb
  • Instead, transgender troops who do not voluntarily come forward could be outed by commanders or others aware of their medical status.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Would a gay guy be outing himself by saying he’s obsessed with her?
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • This pulse can trigger a process known as electromagnetic dissociation, in which a photon interacts with a nucleus, inducing internal oscillations that eject neutrons and photons.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
  • The rider, a 22-year-old man from El Cajon, was ejected from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene.
    Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • When Trump left the presidency in 2021, the court dismissed the case as moot, leaving the constitutional provision largely untested and unresolved.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
  • The announcement comes after a jury candidate was dismissed on the first day of Combs' trial due to her connection to the publishing company.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • In the woods near their home, Viggo runs while Oscar chases him.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
  • The result is a property that doesn’t chase trends but sets them.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The president lost the 2020 election and was cast out into Florida.
    Miles Bryan, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
  • After releasing the bass, Codd cast out again and hooked another triple on the same rig.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Brown fouled out with 2:50 left in the third quarter, banished to the Phantom Zone, hanging up his cape with 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • Honestly, whoever designed this mind-numbing, incomprehensible plan should be banished to an island where they will hopefully be devoured by wildlife.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
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“Turf (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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