1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deported
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.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
He was previously deported twice with a final order of removal from 2004, officials said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Justice Department said in a court filing that Abrego Garcia could be deported to Liberia as soon as October 31.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
He was deported back to Afghanistan and lives in hiding with his parents, who are also musicians.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Immigration judges are the only ones who can revoke someone's green card or issue a final order of removal for people who have been in the country for more than two years and are in the process of being deported.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Orellana was previously deported in 2007, 2018 and 2020, according to Aurora police.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The woman spoke to the Observer, in Spanish, on the condition that she not be named because of her risk of being deported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
This year, two of Allen’s Cuban clients were deported to Mexico.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
He was previously deported twice with a final order of removal from 2004, officials said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Justice Department said in a court filing that Abrego Garcia could be deported to Liberia as soon as October 31.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
He was deported back to Afghanistan and lives in hiding with his parents, who are also musicians.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Immigration judges are the only ones who can revoke someone's green card or issue a final order of removal for people who have been in the country for more than two years and are in the process of being deported.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Orellana was previously deported in 2007, 2018 and 2020, according to Aurora police.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The woman spoke to the Observer, in Spanish, on the condition that she not be named because of her risk of being deported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
This year, two of Allen’s Cuban clients were deported to Mexico.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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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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Cole was tried in 2021, partially acquitted and tried again the following year, convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts ‒ site of two brutal murders in 1892 for which Borden was tried and acquitted ‒ has come to a similar conclusion.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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The man in the suit, banished from Faik Ağa, had taken up a spot at Irfan’s café.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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In exposing these cells to forms of stress that damage DNA — such as chemicals that mimic UV exposure — the scientists observed how the cells behaved inside their natural setting.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Without a complete skeleton, researchers couldn’t know what the body looked like or how the hominin behaved in its habitat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 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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Sacramento led by as many as 20 and carried a 71-54 lead into the halftime break.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The team’s elite rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani has carried the load thus far.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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