1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
More big stories Mayor Bass ousts L.A. fire chief, saying LAFD needs ‘new leadership.’
Real estate losses from fires top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23-million mansions.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
If Hochul did decide to oust Adams, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would become acting mayor.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
That’s a central difference between today’s political reality and the scene that faced organizers of the Newsom recall campaign that failed by a wide margin to oust him in 2021.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
In the eight year interim since Rocca was ousted Taormina has seen several upheavals and struggled to find its footing amid a succession of different artistic directors, including former Venice chief Marco Mueller who was hired to take the reins late in the game last year.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
If Hochul did decide to oust Adams, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would become acting mayor.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
That’s a central difference between today’s political reality and the scene that faced organizers of the Newsom recall campaign that failed by a wide margin to oust him in 2021.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
In the eight year interim since Rocca was ousted Taormina has seen several upheavals and struggled to find its footing amid a succession of different artistic directors, including former Venice chief Marco Mueller who was hired to take the reins late in the game last year.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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The rear passenger, an 18-year-old man from Windermere, was ejected from the vehicle.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Self was ejected and sent to the locker room after picking up two technical fouls with six minutes left in Lubbock.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alec Baldwin will be deposed in May over his role in the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The investigators later traveled to New York to depose Bridges.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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According to the owners of the Prince Charles, Aziz’s company wanted to modify its lease, to make the cinema easier to evict.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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The documentary follows the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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On her way out, Danielle outed herself as a Traitor to Britney, Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, Ivar Mountbatten and Gabby Windey.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The new policy also has the virtue of sparing transgender people of the need to choose — or to effectively out themselves as transgender, which can be uncomfortable and, in some places, even dangerous.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Power outages increased as tree branches laden with snow broke under the weight, toppling onto power lines.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Records can be broken, anyone can win, front runners can be toppled, and Brazil and Latvia just might go crazy.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Adolescents also may be chronically sleep deprived due to school, sports and social activity schedules.—
Beth Ann Malow,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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In Ukraine, the Biden administration’s timid slow rolling of weapons and ammunition deprived Ukraine of its best chance of victory, forcing it for years to fight with one hand behind its back.—
Jamie McIntyre,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rather, the world was becoming more resourceful with its distractions: futility is easier to banish than death.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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How Bob the Drag Queen got banished: Bob did not do himself any favors with his overly defensive strategy at the Episode 4 roundtable.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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The question now is whether any of them can unseat Atomix as the front-runner.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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Current assessor Cassandra Holbert Elston is seeking to unseat Figgs.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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