as in banishes
to force (someone) to leave a place
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.
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Recent Examples of evicts
Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evicts
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Koala Eco’s Natural Multi-Purpose cleaner banishes stubborn condiment stains and leaves a fragrant mandarin scent.—
Kristin Corpuz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, on Broadway, the Wizard only leaves because Glinda banishes him after uncovering more of his secrets.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
21 Nov. 2025
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yet this gloss dismisses something that might be better understood as a guiding principle, and suggests that criticism of Israel is an idealist’s liability rather than a stance with growing support among Democratic voters.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Leadership that dismisses or undermines inclusion inflicts real harm on students, faculty, and staff.—
Wanda James,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Solar particle party During a coronal mass ejection, the sun expels billions of tons of material, some of which travels toward our planet.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Next to Pika Pika Paradise is a colorful birthday cake filled with Alcremie, and a Kangaskhan and Dragonite battle as a Fidough chases Eevees nearby.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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One child chases the duck, catches it, and stomps on it repeatedly.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Historic specialist Wacoal introduced the Flawless line, with new technologies like ultrasound bonding, which removes the need for glue or seams, and its thinnest shapewear fabrics, offered in a range of forms.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott dispossesses Virgil van Dijk and Semenyo secures the loose ball.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Evicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evicts. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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