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as in exiling
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissing
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banishing
But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
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Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The panel supports smooth, competitive esports gameplay with a fast 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time, together banishing motion blur.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role.
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Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
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ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The panel supports smooth, competitive esports gameplay with a fast 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time, together banishing motion blur.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
Latz has picked up the past four saves for Texas, banishing Jakob Junis to a supporting role.
—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
—
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishing
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The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
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Integration Calling genomics the most powerful data asset in biopharma does not mean dismissing other data types.
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For now, Comcast is dismissing M&A talk, but there also is the matter of timing.
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Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality.
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The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits.
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The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
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The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
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Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone.
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Experts say deporting Haitian TPS recipients will have a catastrophic impact on the nationwide healthcare workforce crisis — a workforce that is hugely dependent on immigrant labor.
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Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.
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These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
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Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
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The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.
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The ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.
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But in 2023, Kenya’s government began evicting them again, citing a new justification.
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“Banishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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