turf (out)

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf (out)
Verb
  • In March, 2008, the Post published a front-page story on Eliot Spitzer, then the governor of New York, who—after cracking down on prostitution rings while serving as the state’s attorney general, from 1999 to 2006—was outed as having patronized an escort service.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Having identifying documents with gender markers that don’t appear to match how a person is presenting themself could foster an uncomfortable, sometimes dangerous, situation for people who are forced to out themselves as trans to strangers.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the game with about 40 seconds left before the Fever took home the victory.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • The screw-on lids can forcefully eject upon opening if food, carbonated beverages or perishable drinks like juice or milk have been stored in the bottle over time.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • With the reciprocal tariffs, Trump is dismissing the rules governing world trade.
    Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • So far, nearly 60,000 federal employees have been dismissed, with the State Department layoffs marking the latest round of cuts.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • The song is a tribute to musical nomads who chase the impulses of a song around the globe.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Nuisance reports and bear sightings peak in June and July as yearling bears are cast out on their own and work to establish a home range.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
  • There’s the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 July 2025
  • With billions of dollars at his disposal and tech masterminds at his service, Luthor sets out to banish Superman from Earth forever.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 July 2025
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“Turf (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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