1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in carrying
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of deporting
If Hernandez is convicted, New York’s sanctuary laws will not prevent federal immigration authorities from deporting him.
—
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The most conspicuous act of local resistance — albeit a mild one — was the plea from a group of sheriffs and police chiefs to ease up on deporting undocumented law-abiding immigrants and to provide a path to normalization for the vast majority who have broken no law except by being here.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal under discussion would fund the department except for the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement charged with arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
To punish its neighbor, Pakistan is deporting Afghan refugees en masse—almost 1 million in 2025, and the pace has only increased this year.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
That process has effectively scared many people away from filling out paperwork to recertify with Medi-Cal due to fears of being outed by the federal government, which is cracking down on undocumented immigrants by apprehending and deporting them.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
In a series of filings on Friday, administration officials asked a judge to dissolve a preliminary injunction that bars them from re-detaining Abrego Garcia and deporting him.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The company’s federal contracts related to transporting, detaining, monitoring and deporting undocumented immigrants already totaled more than $1 billion per year.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The congressman highlighted issues including securing the southern border, deporting immigrants, standing with law enforcement and delivering economic affordability.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The most conspicuous act of local resistance — albeit a mild one — was the plea from a group of sheriffs and police chiefs to ease up on deporting undocumented law-abiding immigrants and to provide a path to normalization for the vast majority who have broken no law except by being here.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal under discussion would fund the department except for the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement charged with arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants.
—Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
To punish its neighbor, Pakistan is deporting Afghan refugees en masse—almost 1 million in 2025, and the pace has only increased this year.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
That process has effectively scared many people away from filling out paperwork to recertify with Medi-Cal due to fears of being outed by the federal government, which is cracking down on undocumented immigrants by apprehending and deporting them.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
In a series of filings on Friday, administration officials asked a judge to dissolve a preliminary injunction that bars them from re-detaining Abrego Garcia and deporting him.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The company’s federal contracts related to transporting, detaining, monitoring and deporting undocumented immigrants already totaled more than $1 billion per year.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
The congressman highlighted issues including securing the southern border, deporting immigrants, standing with law enforcement and delivering economic affordability.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deporting
Verb
-
The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
-
Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
-
Kelley makes a play for Göring’s trust by befriending his wife and daughter and carrying letters to them, against all regulations.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
-
Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
-
Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
What more could Long Rife have accomplished in a world that has pushed women’s basketball to the front, instead of relegating it to a sideshow?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
-
The polarizing Le Pen qualified for the second-round runoff against Chirac, the incumbent and first-round winner, by a whisker, relegating Jospin to third place.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Burden’s family legacy was fractured by infidelity and a laissez faire attitude, at least in the public sphere, toward men behaving badly.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
-
But expansions have a way of behaving like yeast.—
David Caraccio
March 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The homeowners were in the process of evicting Jennifer Crouse and John Crouse, who was 70 at the time, police wrote in the affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
-
Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The officers are not seen physically restraining her, but appear to form a barrier between the crowd and ICE agents.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
-
On Sunday, a video appearing to show immigration agents restraining a crying woman in front of her child at San Francisco International Airport circulated on social media platforms.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Deporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deporting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
