1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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2
as in to cast
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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3
as in to erupt
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expel
Often, these were families whose ancestors had been expelled from the Iberian peninsula.
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Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
In April, after Israeli forces forcibly expelled the entire population of Gaza’s third-biggest town, Rafah, the city was razed.
—Max Rodenbeck, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
The group of rats that was fed a diet supplemented with chitosan expelled more MPs that any of the other groups.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Schools can no longer expel students for chronic absences alone; supportive interventions are required.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
In April, after Israeli forces forcibly expelled the entire population of Gaza’s third-biggest town, Rafah, the city was razed.
—Max Rodenbeck, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
The group of rats that was fed a diet supplemented with chitosan expelled more MPs that any of the other groups.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Schools can no longer expel students for chronic absences alone; supportive interventions are required.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expel
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Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the game with about 40 seconds left before the Fever took home the victory.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The screw-on lids can forcefully eject upon opening if food, carbonated beverages or perishable drinks like juice or milk have been stored in the bottle over time.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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But what to do about all of the votes cast the first week or two?—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The new Superman casts questions of power, romance, and decency against a very traditional comic book setting, and so does All Superheroes Need PR.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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The whole table erupted into a debate about the war—one that everyone claimed to be against, even though one family member is a combat medic and another is enlisting.—
Guy Ben-Aharon,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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What begins as a quiet rebellion erupts into a viral citywide strike, culminating in a daring heist.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Center yourself with something simple: inhale for four counts, exhale for five.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Equally, while no one met the clinical diagnostic criteria for depression, those with higher scores on questionnaires measuring depression tended to breathe in more forcefully and take longer pauses after exhaling while awake.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Media outlets subsequently outed him as gay, which led to mental health difficulties and harassment of Sipple's family.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Bezos and de Becker's claims came in response to a story by The National Enquirer that shared personal text messages between Sánchez and Bezos, outing their relationship.—
Alexia Fernández,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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The immense gravity of these central black holes generates huge amounts of friction in the accretion disk, which becomes very hot and radiates energy strongly, especially in ultraviolet wavelengths.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Juliana Ross hopes to amplify LGBTQ+ voices Julian (Juliana) Ross found his calling in elementary school, drawn to the confidence and beauty that drag queens radiated.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But don’t just rely on AI to spit out generic content.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The passenger spit on the bus driver as the argument escalated, then Lincoln pulled out a knife and stabbed him, Fitzgerald said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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Vera, the daughter of a Russian father and Korean mother, may be banished to second-class citizenry.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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During those frenzied years in the 1960s and 1970s, authorities banished Xi from the capital and subjected him to solitary confinement and physical abuse.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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“Expel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expel. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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