TURFED (OUT) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

turfed (out)

verb

past tense of turf (out), chiefly British

as in outed

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

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After Meta was outed as the company behind the data center, the social media giant and Piqua government officials said the project would bring economic investment to the region.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of outed

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Early exit Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Last month, a 42-year-old man fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from a roller coaster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ejected

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Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of chased

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After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Since nobody was banished, host Alan Cumming then forced the contestants back to the Roundtable the very next morning, and this time the table followed Victor’s lead and banished Tomica by a 10-2 vote.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of banished

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And will Lilith stumble onto her own true love when their journey through the woods takes them to the house of a hunky troll named Gef (Young Mazino), cast out by his mean brother Craktor (WWE star Damian Priest) for being too soft-hearted?

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

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There will be at least two meetings a month, more room for public comment and fewer attendees kicked out of the meeting — all of which were decisions made by the current Republican majority or O’Hare alone.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Defense lawyer John Cantrell told jurors Bonds was getting kicked out of the party.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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