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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turfed (out)
  1. outed
  2. ejected
  3. dismissed
  4. chased
  5. banished
  6. cast out
  7. kicked out
Verb
  • Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of outed
Verb
  • Boone didn’t get to watch the disastrous half-inning from the dugout, as he was ejected in the top of the sixth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • A week later, on Tuesday, May 19, Southampton were ejected from the play-off final by the EFL’s independent disciplinary commission.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All six defendants initially faced torture charges that were dismissed.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • More recently, a bear came within a few feet of a boy in Torrington before being chased away by the family’s dog.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Carrington chased Cunningham down from behind as the Fever guard went up for a layup and caught her across the head and neck area, sending Cunningham crashing to the floor.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • Ransoms were paid, with Carlos taking much of the $50 million himself, leading him to be banished from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Most of us reach for breezy linen pants and flowy maxi dresses during summer, leaving our denim banished to the back of the closet.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Mike Salmon's health improved so much under hospice care that he got kicked out.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Two men have been charged by the Tarrant County district attorney after they were kicked out of Commissioners Court last week for disrupting the meeting.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicked out
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