defenestrated

past tense of defenestrate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrated
Verb
  • To sum up, that is four different managers over five spells, none of whom were actually sacked, just seven league wins, and one calamitous relegation.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Wentz was also sacked five times.
    Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Investigators have removed a haul of items from the camps for forensic examination as part of ongoing enquiries to identify anyone who might have assisted Phillips during his time on the run.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the court filing, 2,050 positions would be axed.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Gold being pole-axed from a profoundly extended height, falling more than 5% to levels last seen … eight days ago.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stefanski notes this type is usually sold canned, which can result in varied nutritional values.
    Laura Schober, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If bottled or canned, the product was chilled in the fridge beforehand and tasted directly from the container as well as poured over ice.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gausman had retired 17 straight Dodger batters until the seventh inning, when Smith yet again got the best of him, hitting a solo home run to break the stale mate.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Panera eventually retired the item, though not immediately (a legal expert posited to CNN that doing so promptly would have read as an admission of guilt, and in turn spur reputational damage).
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Campbell was exiled after that, sent back to Worcester four days later never to return to Boston.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The outlet added that Buckingham Palace officials are urging him to leave voluntarily, as he cannot be evicted under the terms of his current lease.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The spokesperson said that an immigration judge had terminated his permanent resident status and ordered his removal on June 23, 2022, citing fraud and willful misrepresentation.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • All of those programs were eventually terminated, taking away almost a third of Helen Keller’s overall revenue.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Defenestrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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