turfed (out)

past tense of turf (out), chiefly British

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Verb
  • Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the past year alone, Bennett was in Superman and was outed as the most popular guy at SNL, and Mooney directed A24’s Y2K and toured a new album of original music.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him and dragged him down from behind, landing on McCarthy’s ankle.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Free Cash Flow Fuels Dividends and Buybacks Veteran investors might remember past gold bull markets where companies, flush with cash, chased growth at any cost.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Liz Cheney was cast out of House leadership and lost her Wyoming seat after defying Trump on January 6.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In an interview with Variety in July, Åkerman speculated about what a second season might entail, since Margo ended up being kicked out of her house by Jed (Dermot Mulroney), her ultra-rich husband who’s running for governor.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • She had been kicked out of the club and denied re-entry by security inside after a disturbance.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Turfed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turfed%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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