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as in exiled
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banished
Or like in 1985, when Microsoft banished the idea of a spreadsheet as paper that required an accountant to calculate every value by hand.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2026
On Christmas Day, the sisters joined King Charles and other family members for church at Sandringham, while their parents were banished from the gathering.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Now Nyquist has been banished to the press box, scratched for 12 of 15 games since the start of January.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Rinna was the second traitor to be banished this season, following TV personality Donna Kelce.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
Even the name Greenland taps into antiquity thanks to Erik the Red, who was banished here in 982, found a sheltered, green fjord to call home, and named the place Greenland, an embellishment to lure other Norsemen west.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The fifth episode where Michael was banished was crazy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
But when the time came to vote, Rapaport was expediently banished.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2026
On Christmas Day, the sisters joined King Charles and other family members for church at Sandringham, while their parents were banished from the gathering.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Now Nyquist has been banished to the press box, scratched for 12 of 15 games since the start of January.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Rinna was the second traitor to be banished this season, following TV personality Donna Kelce.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
Even the name Greenland taps into antiquity thanks to Erik the Red, who was banished here in 982, found a sheltered, green fjord to call home, and named the place Greenland, an embellishment to lure other Norsemen west.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The fifth episode where Michael was banished was crazy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
But when the time came to vote, Rapaport was expediently banished.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Directors, actors, writers and musicians have been jailed, exiled or silenced simply for telling their stories or advocating for freedom.—
Maryam Lieberman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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After the game, Kidd was asked about the critiques and dismissed the question with an expletive-laced response, using the F-word four times.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But this offense — becoming the latest power broker to have gotten too close to Jeffrey Epstein — should not be dismissed in the hope that it gets lost in all of next week’s Super Bowl noise.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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But others waiting appeared to burn with the indignation of an era in US-Cuban relations that until recently had been relegated to the history books.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bear in mind, this was a time when most universities barred women entirely, or relegated them to a second tier education.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Denmark plans tougher deportation laws COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark unveiled a legal reform on Friday allowing foreigners who have been sentenced to at least one year of unconditional imprisonment for serious crimes to be deported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The man had been deported to Mexico and wanted Carlos to know he was reunited with his family.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Then Djokovic chased a forehand and took the swing that had saved him two nights before.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Moore said another resident chased a man driving a white van from the area in the overnight hours.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Audits released in December found that the city's aviation department lacked oversight of over 90% of their non-construction contracts, and outed a former Austin Energy employee for stealing nearly $1 million in public money by routing contracts to fictitious vendors.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Soon, Damsky was suspended, then expelled.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In October, the ruling Communist Party expelled He Weidong, the other vice chair of the military commission, and replaced him with commission member Zhang Shengmin.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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