1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deported
The government actually deported more than six hundred and seventy-five thousand people, but getting just to that number involved broad and violent sweeps and the expulsion of people who were in the country legally, actions that led to widespread protests.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
He was also wanted federally for re-entering the country after being deported.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Juan would be deported to Mexico.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Rose and Blue, who were deported from Cuba, appeared in court for an arraignment in Richmond, Virginia, on April 21, according to online records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
He was subdued on the spot, arrested and later deported to the UK after serving a prison sentence.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Carlos crossed the border in 1997 and was deported.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Brand Jimenez also fabricated a stay of deportation order and provided it to one of his victims as proof that the victim would not be deported, officials said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Between January 1 and November 11, 2025, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were deported, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
He was also wanted federally for re-entering the country after being deported.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Juan would be deported to Mexico.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Rose and Blue, who were deported from Cuba, appeared in court for an arraignment in Richmond, Virginia, on April 21, according to online records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
He was subdued on the spot, arrested and later deported to the UK after serving a prison sentence.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Carlos crossed the border in 1997 and was deported.
—Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Brand Jimenez also fabricated a stay of deportation order and provided it to one of his victims as proof that the victim would not be deported, officials said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Between January 1 and November 11, 2025, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were deported, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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The boy was exiled from India, given to a British soldier who served as his guardian and forced to convert to Christianity.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Andrew and Epstein cast a shadow Raising the stakes is the shadow of the king’s younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his royal title of Prince Andrew, exiled from public life and put under police investigation over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The original novel follows Takeuchi Shingo, a serial murder suspect whom retired judge Kajima Isao acquitted two years ago, who moves in next door to the home where Kajima and his family live.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, the jury acquitted him of first-degree murder, a decision that drew fierce backlash from law enforcement officials and the detective’s supporters.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Something’s lost in the translation, but with dazzling costumes, hyper-energetic singing and dancing and joyful spirit filling the Nederlander, quibbles end up banished beyond the flats.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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There is also a sense from that source that Carvajal could have behaved in a way more befitting of a captain at times.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time that badly behaved tourists have been linked to damaged to the fountain.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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If they do get relegated this season, the implications will be sizeable.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some years are forgettable and relegated to C-SPAN archives.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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