1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
It was ousted from Gaza after Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 and violently seized control.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
That was unsatisfactory to Trump, who has wanted to oust Powell for years.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
In April 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
Two days after Judson Independent School District trustees fired him, former Superintendent Milton Fields shot back, claiming board President Monica Ryan led an underhanded campaign to oust him.
—Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
That was unsatisfactory to Trump, who has wanted to oust Powell for years.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
In April 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
Two days after Judson Independent School District trustees fired him, former Superintendent Milton Fields shot back, claiming board President Monica Ryan led an underhanded campaign to oust him.
—Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center after striking Houston All-Star center Alperen Şengün in the head with his left forearm.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The House oversight committee held depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in late February after Comer deposed the couple.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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The committee has deposed numerous people who knew Epstein, including Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who hired Epstein to manage his finances, and former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tenants also shared their stories about being evicted without cause.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to The New York Times, Kanarek also claimed Barisone tried to evict her and Goodwin, and both parties accused each other of bullying.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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The procedures noted that in some cases, outing students to parents could be dangerous to their health and well-being, and school officials should ask the students for consent to notify their parents of the support plan.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The singer and actress, 38, embarked on her Small Rooms, Big Nerves music outing in January, marking her first time touring in more than a decade.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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That view began to rupture as the first shots of the Revolutionary War rang out in Lexington and Concord in 1775, and a year later Americans resolved to topple the king – metaphorically and literally.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In addition to depriving the government, the scam also hurt small businesses that needed access to government funds to avoid shutting their doors and laying off employees at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS said.—
Preston Mizell , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The settlement, which was approved Monday by a San Diego federal judge, marks the first time ever that a university will pay for allegedly depriving female student-athletes of equal athletic financial aid.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 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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This year urban planner Scott Lau and attorney Mark Velasquez seek to unseat the incumbent.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Before being unseated by centrist challenger Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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