as in dismissed
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kicked out
Police said one adult and two underage children were arrested and other people were kicked out of the park.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
On his show Monday, Jones vowed to fight the licensing proposal in court but acknowledged he and his crew could be kicked out of the building at the end of the month.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Punk tried to pin Reigns, but Reigns kicked out again.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
While at Hewlett High, he and a friend were kicked out for ripping a bong hit in the dean’s bathroom.
—Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Artnet News reported that Gagosian and other galleries in the building were getting kicked out after the building’s management gave over most of the property to Bloomberg Philanthropies.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six months on from Gateshead's resounding February 2011 triumph, fans were having to rally round to raise £100,000 in just 24 hours to prevent Wrexham from being kicked out of the Conference.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That includes people who were kicked out of their housing or disappeared from the system altogether.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Originally from Boulder, Colorado, he was kicked out of five schools while growing up before eventually attending Harvard.
—Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
On his show Monday, Jones vowed to fight the licensing proposal in court but acknowledged he and his crew could be kicked out of the building at the end of the month.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Punk tried to pin Reigns, but Reigns kicked out again.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
While at Hewlett High, he and a friend were kicked out for ripping a bong hit in the dean’s bathroom.
—Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Artnet News reported that Gagosian and other galleries in the building were getting kicked out after the building’s management gave over most of the property to Bloomberg Philanthropies.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Just six months on from Gateshead's resounding February 2011 triumph, fans were having to rally round to raise £100,000 in just 24 hours to prevent Wrexham from being kicked out of the Conference.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That includes people who were kicked out of their housing or disappeared from the system altogether.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Originally from Boulder, Colorado, he was kicked out of five schools while growing up before eventually attending Harvard.
—Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the first with a home run against right-hander Zack Littell, and the Mets chased him from the game in the fourth inning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, Porter would seem to benefit, because the allegations against Swalwell surely enrage women, given the pattern of men in high places being outed as serial abusers.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Both will be surrounded by streaks of bright, reflective material that were cast out during the violent asteroid impacts that formed the craters.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nearly 80% of Hungary’s electorate turned out to turn Orban out.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Police said after the crash, the group ran off and one of the people fired shots at officers and an officer fired shots back.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The killer ran off east on Eastern Parkway and has not been caught.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Kicked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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