1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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2
as in expelled
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape
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Recent Examples of ejected
If those results were repeated in a national election that has to be held by 2029, the party would be overwhelmingly ejected from power.
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Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are tied 2-2, and everyone will be watching to see how Victor Wembanyama responds after being ejected in the second quarter of Game 4.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 12 May 2026
McAvoy was ejected for his retaliatory two-handed slash to the right arm of Benson, who seconds earlier tripped him and sent him crashing into the boards.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
If those results were repeated in a national election that has to be held by 2029, the party would be overwhelmingly ejected from power.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Wembanyama was given a Flagrant 2 and ejected for that elbow on Reid, limiting him to 12 minutes and four points in the game.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Valdez, who was ejected, said through an interpreter that his actions weren’t intentional.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
After he was ejected, the coach then inexplicably gathered a personal item — a leather briefcase more suited for the office than a ballpark — and began to walk slowly off the field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
On March 10, Brown was ejected from a rematch with the Spurs for arguing with crew chief Tyler Ford.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are tied 2-2, and everyone will be watching to see how Victor Wembanyama responds after being ejected in the second quarter of Game 4.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 12 May 2026
McAvoy was ejected for his retaliatory two-handed slash to the right arm of Benson, who seconds earlier tripped him and sent him crashing into the boards.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
If those results were repeated in a national election that has to be held by 2029, the party would be overwhelmingly ejected from power.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Wembanyama was given a Flagrant 2 and ejected for that elbow on Reid, limiting him to 12 minutes and four points in the game.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Valdez, who was ejected, said through an interpreter that his actions weren’t intentional.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
After he was ejected, the coach then inexplicably gathered a personal item — a leather briefcase more suited for the office than a ballpark — and began to walk slowly off the field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
On March 10, Brown was ejected from a rematch with the Spurs for arguing with crew chief Tyler Ford.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
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That lawsuit was dismissed in December.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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For business leaders and investors, the May 20 vote should not be dismissed as symbolic diplomacy.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Beta Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi has since been expelled from Southern University, per WAFB.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Organizations that refused would be expelled.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Awad and Kaziha were killed while they were chased by the gunmen, the Islamic center said.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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According to the criminal complaint, the confrontation began when Castro and other ICE agents chased a man who was delivering food for DoorDash back to his house.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Bulgaria won 312 votes from the audience as the crowd erupted in cheers and confetti.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
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But when the Gaga music started playing, the crowd erupted with the kind of hysteria once reserved for Beatlemania.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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The first piece visitors encounter upon entering Iris van Herpen’s new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York is the designer’s 2016 bubble dress—a precursor to the 2026 iteration, which also emitted blown bubbles, that went viral when Eileen Gu wore it to the Met Gala last week.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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In 2020, Longcore co-published a study linking artificial night light, including blue light emitted by LEDs, to cancer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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He was stripped of all his honors and titles and banished from public view by the royal family after years of scandal over his money woes and links to questionable characters, including Epstein.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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My mother spitting cherry pips with me and my sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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In a social media post on May 9, the nonprofit said Sandy spat out a pellet.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Ejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejected. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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