TURF (OUT) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

turf (out)

verb

Definition of turf (out)

chiefly British

as in to out

to drive or force out the pub keeper doesn't hesitate to turf out anyone who gets too drunk

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Here’s what to know How will an out-of-network status for UHealth affect patients?

— Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The law had forced her to use gender-neutral bathrooms at school, effectively outing her.

— Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026

Definition of out

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Ray Wilkins was appointed manager and Fulham finished sixth — but Al Fayed was not satisfied, dismissing Wilkins and handing the job to Keegan.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Huffy, a brand once dismissed by some but historically durable and even Olympic-raced, has successfully reinvented itself in the e-bike market.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of dismiss

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Cubs chasing the Brewers A strong finish heading into the All-Star break is giving the Cubs a chance to chase down the division.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Marco Tardelli, Italy vs West Germany, 1982 Italy exploit the space left behind as the Germans chase the game.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of chase

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Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
As such, the light cast out from its surface some 250 years ago is only now reaching Earth, having traveled for centuries through the near vacuum of space at the speed of light — a blistering 186,282 miles per second (299,791 kilometers per second).

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of cast out

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With another 490 miles available from the combustion engine, the EREV is designed to completely banish range anxiety in countries that have poor charging infrastructure and/or expensive public charge pricing.

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Calypso had been banished to live on the island of Ogygia after the Olympians defeated the Titans long ago.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of banish

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