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turfs (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of turf (out), chiefly British

as in outs

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

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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.

— Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of outs

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This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of ejects

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With Blair determined to stop him, while Leighton relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026
All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of chases

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Rhaenyra also dismisses Mysaria, a wise move carried out in a very unwise manner, given the woman’s cunning.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.

— Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of dismisses

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That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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