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as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.
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as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
after being overthrown in a coup, the dictator spent the remainder of his life as an exile in a string of less-than-welcoming countries
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as in to banish
to force to leave a country
with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain
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Recent Examples of exile
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
Nicknamed El Refugio by many exiles, the name became synonymous with the Freedom Tower.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
And the story keeps moving, as Dante is exiled from Florence.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Her most recent film, Ali Samadi Ahadi’s drama Seven Days, premiered to acclaim at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, spotlighting the rising tide of Iranian cinema in exile.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
Nicknamed El Refugio by many exiles, the name became synonymous with the Freedom Tower.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
And the story keeps moving, as Dante is exiled from Florence.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exile
Noun
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The 1876 expulsion and fire are part of the historical record.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Hayes from his own script, Pools casts rising star Odessa A’zion as Kennedy, a rebellious college student who has one day to get her life together or face expulsion.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everything that happens in each box of the game is based on real situations that refugees have to go through.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Upon death, players are banished back to their last save space, many of which need to be unlocked with rosaries.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The TheraFace Depuffing Wand works its temperature-changing magic to banish puffiness and add brightness.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some experts fear the rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric and deportations could further exacerbate the home health care shortage.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since applicants go through the renewal process every two years, immigration experts say that those with active status have already been screened by the government and given protection from deportation.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Period ambiance is kept low-key, mostly relegated to deftly chosen golden oldies (including a closing Sinatra track) that abet Kim Hong-jip and Lee Jin-hee’s original score.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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That would be the rotation as currently constructed, but would mean that Senga never gets called back up after being relegated to the minors to figure out his mechanics.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to court documents filed Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The judge temporarily barred the administration from transferring, repatriating, removing or otherwise facilitating the transport of any of the 76 Guatemalan children immigration authorities had tried to deport in the middle of the night over the Labor Day weekend.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First responders transported him to the U of L Hospital for treatment.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Sep. 2025
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He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.—
Landon Mion , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Exile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exile. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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