ejectment

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Recent Examples of ejectment But Michael Rotondo did not heed their deadlines, and his parents filed for an ejectment proceeding. Ralph Ellis, CNN, 1 June 2018 Finally, the duo moved forward with an ejectment proceeding, according to CNN. Jamie Ducharme, Time, 23 May 2018 The couple initially went to the town’s court in April to evict their son, but was told they can only remove a family member from their home through ejectment proceeding. Fox News, 22 May 2018 So Mark and Christina followed up on their word and went through with an ejectment proceeding to rid their home of Michael. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejectment
Noun
  • In more mature planetary nebulae — or even in preplanetary nebulae that are closer to the end of their preplanetary stage (with hotter stars powering them) — the ejection process has been muddied by a thousand years or more of earlier ejecta being overtaken by faster-moving, more recent ejecta.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Because the pre-planetary stage lasts only a few thousand years, the Egg Nebula provides scientists a chance to watch the ejection process practically in real time.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These forms did not emerge in isolation, but out of daily practices of survival and defiance shaped by colonial domination, racial hierarchies, and economic dispossession.
    Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
  • In Tulsa, dispossession unfolded not as a single event, but instead through the denial of insurance claims, the exclusion from public programs, the removal of homes through urban renewal, and decades of political pressure not to speak.
    Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026

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“Ejectment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejectment. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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