1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in to acquit
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deport
The still-ongoing raids were ordered by White House aide Stephen Miller, a Santa Monica native, to arrest hundreds of undocumented migrants and deport them from the U.S.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
But under President Trump's second term, over two dozen people have been deported there, even as Bhutan is accused of turning them away.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2025
The firings of 17 immigration judges since July 11 — 15 that day and 2 on July 14 — comes as the Trump administration looks to rapidly detain and deport migrants in the country.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that efforts to detain and deport noncitizens based on their political beliefs violate the First Amendment’s right to free speech, the Washington Post reported.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
But under President Trump's second term, over two dozen people have been deported there, even as Bhutan is accused of turning them away.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2025
The firings of 17 immigration judges since July 11 — 15 that day and 2 on July 14 — comes as the Trump administration looks to rapidly detain and deport migrants in the country.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that efforts to detain and deport noncitizens based on their political beliefs violate the First Amendment’s right to free speech, the Washington Post reported.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deport
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They are silenced, punished, exiled – for daring to write.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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The second Renko novel, Polar Star (1989), in which the investigator is exiled to a Soviet factory ship in the Arctic, is my favorite of the whole series.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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As well, the players were acquitted of the very serious criminal charges.—
Eric Macramalla,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Brendon's mother, 21-year-old Sophie Staddon, was acquitted of a lesser charge of causing or allowing the death of a child, per the outlets.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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To start, banish these five categories of items from your countertops ASAP.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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As former players who lived the mind games firsthand, the trio will bring their behind-the-scenes insights, examine the strategies, decipher the deception, and, of course, banish the boring in their new podcast.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Just inside the doors of the employee entrance to Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant is a scoreboard that looms high above a double set of steep stairs that carry the 3,600 employees up to the factory floor where the company builds its best-selling vehicle: the F-150 pickup.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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But another bill, HB 3520 by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, to lessen the amount of liability insurance coverage rideshare drivers need to carry, took up a whole lot more time.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The drive to save lives cannot be relegated to historical oddity.—
David Miliband,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Hamilton, mostly relegated to low-leverage situations after some early-season struggles, had the Yankees down, 2-0, before recording an out, as Matt Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. followed Jurickson Profar’s leadoff single with RBI doubles.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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How should men behave, and what can our culture do to encourage that behavior?—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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How did Tali Shapiro survive? Donald Haines was the bystander who followed Alcala and called the police, unsettled by how Alcala was behaving around Shapiro.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Troopers are now searching for the former tenant, 54-year-old James Sever, who was evicted from the Salem Township property in June, Pennsylvania State Police said July 25.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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This left just Amy and Will, one of whom was evicted after a unanimous vote.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 2025
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Video posted to social media by a passenger showed law enforcement escorting a man off the plane with his hands restrained behind his back.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Farrell was then restrained by crew members and escorted off stage.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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“Deport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deport. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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