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as in ejected
to drive or force out
animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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as in exhaled
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expelled
Eventually, the British expelled Argentina from the islands in 1833 and established the Falklands as an official colony.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Apr. 2026
The government later broke ties with France, the former colonial power, and expelled the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which completed its withdrawal in 2023, ending a decade-long presence in the country.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Russia was expelled in 2022 after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Mills has, in turn, called for Mace to be expelled.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to Santos, three House members were expelled for fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and two others were convicted of crimes relating to bribes.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Of the six House members expelled, the first three fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and were expelled for disloyalty.
—Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had said she should be expelled from the House.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Democrats are demanding that Mills also be expelled, arguing similar conduct should have similar outcomes.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Apr. 2026
The government later broke ties with France, the former colonial power, and expelled the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which completed its withdrawal in 2023, ending a decade-long presence in the country.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Russia was expelled in 2022 after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Mills has, in turn, called for Mace to be expelled.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Prior to Santos, three House members were expelled for fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and two others were convicted of crimes relating to bribes.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Of the six House members expelled, the first three fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and were expelled for disloyalty.
—Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had said she should be expelled from the House.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Democrats are demanding that Mills also be expelled, arguing similar conduct should have similar outcomes.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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Kevin Durant waving bye to Deandre Ayton after he was ejected from the game.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bell, whose screen roles have long radiated decency and sensitivity, channels that guilelessness once more, only to expose it as yet another façade that helps Niall to conceal his darker impulses.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Crews made fast work of a 10-acre fire that erupted in brush in the vicinity of the SoCal Sports complex and Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, briefly prompting an order that people in the area shelter in place Friday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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One of the defendant’s friends had a conversation with Velasquez that erupted into a brawl before the defendant charged at the victim and opened fire, the prosecutor said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The engineers probably exhaled.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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From his home in California wine country, Policy raised a glass to how the 1920 meetings in Canton must have looked as the founders lit cigars and exhaled ideas around Ralph Hay’s Hupmobiles.—
Steve Doerschuk,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Red Sox had never fired a manger in-season since John Henry purchased the team in 2002, and throughout the franchise’s existence no manager had ever been dismissed midseason so early in the campaign.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last year, dozens of experts who provided independent evaluations for biomedical research were dismissed from National Institute of Health science review boards.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Their fans will have cast a nervous glance at the goal difference column after City raced into the lead at Turf Moor through Erling Haaland after five minutes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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At one point, my friend was added to a WeChat group that included nearly five hundred foreign actors, many of whom were sharing casting calls to make sure they weren’t being scammed.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 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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That would mark the first withdrawal under this tool since February 2025, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the operation plan released late on Friday.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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His name and the name of the suspect in the shooting have not yet been released by police.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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