1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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as in acquitted
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 deported
Thousands of immigrants were detained and many were deported during the months-long mass deportation campaign in Chicago last fall known as Operation Midway Blitz.
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported more than 80 in 2025 alone.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The family’s three sisters are trying to raise money to keep their father from being deported.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Mobile Pathways data, for example, shows that thousands of people have been ordered deported to Honduras — despite a diplomatic agreement that allows the country to take a total of just 10 such deportees per month for 24 months.
—Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
In June 2016, he was deported to Peru.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez was deported to Mexico by the next morning.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Smovzh, 34, told CNN that when he was deported from the US, his wife – also from Ukraine – and their son were effectively forced to leave as well.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 260 DACA recipients and deported more than 80 in 2025 alone.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
The family’s three sisters are trying to raise money to keep their father from being deported.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Mobile Pathways data, for example, shows that thousands of people have been ordered deported to Honduras — despite a diplomatic agreement that allows the country to take a total of just 10 such deportees per month for 24 months.
—Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
In June 2016, he was deported to Peru.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez was deported to Mexico by the next morning.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Home Office in February said almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Smovzh, 34, told CNN that when he was deported from the US, his wife – also from Ukraine – and their son were effectively forced to leave as well.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
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Dillon said the tortoise was still roaming the grounds of the governor's residence on the island best known as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to following his defeat by the British at Waterloo in 1815.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), after his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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The same jury acquitted Lopez of more than a dozen other charges and hung on five counts of sending harmful material to a minor.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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When a white suburban jury acquitted the LAPD officers who beat Black motorist Rodney King, protesters spilled into the Slot and set the nearby landmark palm trees on fire — a precursor for the unrest to come.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even amputated mating arms behaved the same way, responding to progesterone but not to other molecules.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Vaquer has spoken out after a fan behaved inappropriately toward her outside Madison Square Garden following the March 30 episode of Raw.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Black Chicagoans were relegated to deplorable housing like one room kitchenettes.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Rockies, who have now lost eight straight to Philadelphia dating back to last season, looked like a team that should be relegated compared to the two-time defending National League East champs, who have made four straight playoff appearances.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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This year, Leo carried the cross through the fourteen stations that mark Jesus’ suffering and death.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ovalle had to be carried of the field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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