as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland
when Romeo learns he has been sentenced to banishment, he claims it is worse than death because he will be separated from Juliet forever
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Recent Examples of banishments
After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishments
Noun
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Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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More than 15,000 third-country deportation orders were issued in the White House push for ever more immigrant expulsions, advocacy groups say, though only a fraction of the orders have been carried out.—
Claire Galofaro,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Advocacy groups estimate only a couple of hundred third-country deportations, at most, have been carried out.—
Claire Galofaro,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Banishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishments. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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