DEFENESTRATE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

defenestrate

verb

as in to sack

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The Hightowers, Rhaenyra soon learns, have sacked the town of Tumbleton, a thriving city on the border of the Crownlands and the Reach.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Six days after the Yankees’ first 15 batters couldn’t get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels’ first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom’s fifth-inning single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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Their rivals were a candid, impudent pair, the schoolgirlish Shakira and a throaty American bottle-service girl named Toni, both incapable of conniving their way into romance, prone to heartbreak, and swiftly ostracized for their overt judgment of other islanders.

— Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Pride Nights and radical members of the LGBTQ community, including Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow, have shamed, and even ostracized millions of fans and many players who don’t align with their ideology.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of ostracize

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Ground units responded, and when one driver failed to yield, officers briefly pursued the vehicle before terminating the chase because of safety concerns.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or terminate the Giveaway for any reason at any time.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of terminate

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Here are three groups of people—both present in your life and taking up space in your mind—who should be shut out.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Against the Blue Jays, the Rangers shut out Toronto for at least the first four innings of each game.

— Cal Phillips June 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

Definition of shut out

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