DEPORTATION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

deportation

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən

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the forced removal from a homeland the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

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Recent Examples of deportation But on the other side, lawyers for the plaintiffs have argued that courts can scrutinize the process taken to reach the decision to extend or terminate the deportation relief, and whether the Homeland Security secretary applied the criteria laid out in federal law. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Trump will ask the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to weigh modifying its rules to include deportation and wage-loss as factors that impact customers’ ability to repay loans. —

Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 19 May 2026 Just over half of scientists in our survey reported that international students or postdocs have expressed concerns to them about deportation. —

Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026 His return to Miami this week to face a separate set of charges follows his deportation from Venezuela on Saturday, a move analysts view as another sign of the evolving relationship between Caracas and Washington after years of hostility, sanctions and diplomatic rupture. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportation

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expulsion

Noun

Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In the 1930s, Mexican American citizens were deported from the United States as part of a program that led to the expulsion of about 1 million Mexicans.

— Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026