expulse

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Recent Examples of expulse In this case, shed doesn’t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021 To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games? Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulse
Verb
  • Punk eliminated Paul via GTS, getting a modicum of revenge after Paul previously tossed him out of the Royal Rumble. Cena and Punk embraced in the middle of the ring before exchanging a barrage of punches.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Their goal is to eliminate the stress, confusion and frustration that selling a home creates.
    KC Property Group, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There are just over two weeks until the federal government runs out of funding, and at the moment, there's no clear plan to avoid a government shutdown.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Top speed was a claimed 170 mph, although Aston factory racing driver Darren Turner ran out of runway at 155 mph during testing.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, penny stocks were excluded from the study (the average market capitalization as of March 2021 for the 103 firms was about $1.6 billion).
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The tariffs, which for the moment exclude de minimis shipments inbound from both countries, come as no surprise—Trump has been threatening such action for weeks.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to the owners of the Prince Charles, Aziz’s company wanted to modify its lease, to make the cinema easier to evict.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The documentary follows the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Arab League is holding a summit in Egypt on Tuesday to strategize a proposal to counter President Donald Trump's proposal to forcibly expel Palestinians from their land in Gaza and reconstruct the strip -- a proposal that experts and U.S. allies have said violates international law.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a White House official this week proposed expelling Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, in a move that could further escalate tensions between the two countries.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The rear passenger, an 18-year-old man from Windermere, was ejected from the vehicle.
    Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Self was ejected and sent to the locker room after picking up two technical fouls with six minutes left in Lubbock.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • How getting divorced felt like being cast out of your own life and being dropped in the middle of an always shifting wilderness.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Matthew will inevitably be cast out of Oliver’s circle–Oliver is fickle and insecure and sets his cohort against each other.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Jem, Hunter, Tiffany, Venus, and Q were all ousted while holding an unplayed immunity idol — with the last four all occurring in a row.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Other attempts to besmirch her also fell short — as in the 2024 election, when former Sen. Randolph Bracy launched an ugly attempt to oust her from the District 15 Senate seat.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Expulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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