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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Verb

Speaking of Sugar’s caseload, Season 2’s improvements are evident beyond the inevitable advantages of outing him as an alien.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
He was criticized for outing LGBTQ+ stars who hadn’t revealed their sexuality publicly, and for bullying others by mocking their misfortune.

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of out

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But by the time of his indictment, Lorch was in failing health and found incompetent to stand trial, and lawsuits against him and the church were dismissed due to statute of limitations issues.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit was dismissed Monday without prejudice, meaning the case may be filed again.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismiss

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Dylan Lee issued a pair of two-out walks in the eighth before getting pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt to strike out chasing a heater.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
There was plenty of evidence on this point, the most important being that the Kittrells were being chased by creditors at the time of their transfers and the transfers left them insolvent and unable to satisfy their debts.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chase

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Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast out

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Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Sam Roberts, a longtime obituarist for the New York Times, wants to banish the euphemisms that attend death.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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