as in dismissed
to drive or force out
drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer
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Spurs have, for now, dismissed takeover talk.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
His previous criminal history includes two violations of an abuse prevention order and a charge of destruction of property, all of which have been dismissed.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the past year alone, Bennett was in Superman and was outed as the most popular guy at SNL, and Mooney directed A24’s Y2K and toured a new album of original music.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Modern anti-Semitism was born of this tragedy; in the name of the nation, the Jews were cast out of the state.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The boxer was nearly cast out of the country months ago.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Having been beaten by Iga Świątek in a historically dominant fashion in the Wimbledon final, Anisimova banished some of those demons by beating the Polish star in the quarterfinals to advance to the final four.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their fear was never banished, only mastered.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His father died from kidney cancer when the singer was 9, he was bullied in high school, and was kicked out of the house by his mother, who struggled with alcoholism, at 17.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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When a fan noted that older sister Wyatt, who is starting kindergarten soon, had broken her dad, Jason, and uncle Travis Kelce’s streak of getting kicked out of preschool, Kylie expressed concerns about Bennett.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Johnson and Brown initially ran off; however, Brown later doubled back and was shot again, this time to death.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Baltimore ran off 17 unanswered points spanning the first and second quarters by leaning heavily on its running game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Drummed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummed%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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