1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banished
The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Located next to the Rainbow Room where Eleven honed her telekinetic skills—and banished Henry to the Upside Down—the office is filled with notebooks.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
That plan goes badly, resulting in Gabriel being banished to Earth to reside among us mortals.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Disruption and sadness shall be banished.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s even a little Kurosawa — from all the stages of his career — in the feudal set-up; while the decadent emperor Kisra (Ben Kingsley) holds court, his enemies are banished.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The season finale of House of Guinness opens with Patrick Cochrane — the Fenian Brotherhood leader who Edward had banished to New York — secretly returning to Ireland, with both an axe to grind against the Guinnesses and a perilous political mission to carry out.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Located next to the Rainbow Room where Eleven honed her telekinetic skills—and banished Henry to the Upside Down—the office is filled with notebooks.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
That plan goes badly, resulting in Gabriel being banished to Earth to reside among us mortals.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Disruption and sadness shall be banished.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s even a little Kurosawa — from all the stages of his career — in the feudal set-up; while the decadent emperor Kisra (Ben Kingsley) holds court, his enemies are banished.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The season finale of House of Guinness opens with Patrick Cochrane — the Fenian Brotherhood leader who Edward had banished to New York — secretly returning to Ireland, with both an axe to grind against the Guinnesses and a perilous political mission to carry out.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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Campbell was exiled after that, sent back to Worcester four days later never to return to Boston.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Duffy threatened to revoke funds last month, a spokesperson for Newsom dismissed the attack and noted that CDL holders from California have a significantly lower rate of crashes than both the national average and that of Texas, which is the only state with more licensed commercial drivers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then in April, 2019 all charges against him were dismissed and Gibson walked free.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ramsey finished the final three games of the 2024-25 season as Cardiff’s interim manager after it was relegated from England’s League Championship to third-tier League One.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The bad news for Forest is that 14 of those 20 teams ended up being relegated, of which six finished bottom.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The man was ejected from the SUV, according to the crash report.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Hubble, 37, of Brookland, Arkansas, was out on a boat with friends when he was ejected.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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More than 60 South Korean nationals were deported from Cambodia and police are seeking to detain most of them over allegations they were involved in online scams.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was previously deported twice with a final order of removal from 2004, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those interviewed in the UN report described being surveilled, followed and even chased by drones while going about their everyday lives.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez, who joined the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday, largely served on PC-616, a patrol craft boat that chased submarines.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Carly was outed as the niece of Hanks in the premiere by fellow contestant Hugo after her ties to fame were hinted at with a park bench — from Hanks' iconic movie Forrest Gump — earlier in the show.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, Khalid is telling People that being outed, and subsequently being open about his queerness, has had a huge mark on his artistry.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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