1
as in dismissing
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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as in expelling
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 ejecting
One of the snowmobiles lost control and rolled several times, ejecting the driver from it.
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CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes set the tone before kickoff by ejecting Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and his equipment from the area where the Chiefs were warming up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
That blast obliterated a park boardwalk, ejecting rocks and mud hundreds of feet into the air.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The Corolla then struck the Sienna and rolled over, ejecting three of the occupants from the car.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The Toyota over-corrected and rolled into the northbound lane, fatally ejecting the driver and crashing head-on into the Ford, which was carrying a 35-year-old Colorado Springs man and five children.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In recent years, Beijing has sought to solidify its presence inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including ejecting Filipino fishermen.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes set the tone before kickoff by ejecting Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and his equipment from the area where the Chiefs were warming up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
That blast obliterated a park boardwalk, ejecting rocks and mud hundreds of feet into the air.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The Corolla then struck the Sienna and rolled over, ejecting three of the occupants from the car.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The Toyota over-corrected and rolled into the northbound lane, fatally ejecting the driver and crashing head-on into the Ford, which was carrying a 35-year-old Colorado Springs man and five children.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In recent years, Beijing has sought to solidify its presence inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), including ejecting Filipino fishermen.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejecting
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If addiction ends in reconnection, as Kennedy says, then dismissing interventions that create stability, trust, and continuity in people’s lives is counterproductive.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the designer explained in his letter that the seasonal campaign is more focused on the theme of dependency and the support of a community, dismissing self sufficiency.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Israel retaliated by expelling South Africa’s senior diplomat, escalating tensions already strained by South Africa’s genocide accusations against Israel over the Gaza war.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wheatley made her offer before he’d even succeeded in expelling the British from Boston.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Should the punishment be a life sentence banishing Belichick from the Hall?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dell is her stream's dungeon master, banishing those who don't abide by her terms and steadily rising up the platform's ranks with her sympathetic story and angry-funny screen presence.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After every touchdown, digital effects sent Nickelodeon's signature neon green slime erupting across the end zone.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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In a separate clip shared online, another brawl can be seen erupting in a hallway near some exit doors.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Designed for sports, workouts, and outdoor activities, including extreme situations like chasing a departing plane, the glasses feature a smart camera, immersive audio, and built-in Meta AI for everyday performance.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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American consumers and small businesses alike are spitting fire these days about the cost of credit cards, while the companies profiting from them are making money hand over fist.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The city tossed a curve at the Oilmen last month, evicting them from the Oil City Stadium, their home for the past 15 years.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the renovations happening at Serra Grove could have been completed without evicting tenants, Snow said, noting similar cases across the county.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Elastocaloric systems have attracted attention in recent years because their cooling doesn’t rely on greenhouse gas-emitting refrigerants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alongside 66 potential member galaxies, X-ray emitting gas was spotted by NASA’s Chandra.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Ejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejecting. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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