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as in ejected
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 radiated
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in erupted
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 exhaled
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expelled
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.
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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, 18 Oct. 2025
China has expelled several of the country's leading military officials from the Communist Party, its ministry of defense has announced.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The vote made Santos just the sixth representative to ever be expelled from the chamber but the first to be expelled without being convicted of a crime.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Santos was expelled from Congress in December 2023, just under a year after assuming office to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
He was expelled from Congress in a bipartisan vote following the release of the House Ethics report.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Santos was expelled from Congress in December, 2023, after the release of a devastating ethics committee report.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
The 37-year-old New York representative served in the House for less than a year before he was expelled from Congress under a cloud of scandal in December 2023.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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, 18 Oct. 2025
China has expelled several of the country's leading military officials from the Communist Party, its ministry of defense has announced.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The vote made Santos just the sixth representative to ever be expelled from the chamber but the first to be expelled without being convicted of a crime.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Santos was expelled from Congress in December 2023, just under a year after assuming office to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
He was expelled from Congress in a bipartisan vote following the release of the House Ethics report.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Santos was expelled from Congress in December, 2023, after the release of a devastating ethics committee report.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
The 37-year-old New York representative served in the House for less than a year before he was expelled from Congress under a cloud of scandal in December 2023.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expelled
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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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The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Varsho trotted, the Rogers Centre erupted – and the fans kept partying on the club level well past midnight.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe gunfire erupted after an ICE officer confronted the suspect’s vehicle and smashed a window with their service weapon, a law enforcement source said.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Matthieu took his bow, Paris exhaled — not just in relief, but in recognition.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 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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Here, The Athletic casts an eye over the key performers to spot any future stars.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new product casts OpenAI as a contender in this generation’s brewing browser wars.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 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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“Expelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expelled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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