as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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Recent Examples of expulsion
Seldom has a brown person coasted through early eps without the critical gaze of fellow contestants, and eventual groupthink expulsion.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Extremist figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich not only oppose peace with Gaza, but are also calling for the expulsion of the enclave’s population.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Data released by the Arkansas Department of Education shows the combined number of suspensions and expulsions in the Little Rock School District has climbed in recent years to roughly pre-pandemic levels, even as enrollment has steadily dropped.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Idi Amin, who was Uganda’s president from 1971 until 1979, gained notoriety for his outlandish and often cruel actions, including the expulsion in 1972 of Ugandans of Asian descent.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Extremist figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich not only oppose peace with Gaza, but are also calling for the expulsion of the enclave’s population.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Data released by the Arkansas Department of Education shows the combined number of suspensions and expulsions in the Little Rock School District has climbed in recent years to roughly pre-pandemic levels, even as enrollment has steadily dropped.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Idi Amin, who was Uganda’s president from 1971 until 1979, gained notoriety for his outlandish and often cruel actions, including the expulsion in 1972 of Ugandans of Asian descent.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsion
deportation
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The effort appears to be the first use of a law enacted three years ago allowing the revocation of citizenship and subsequent deportation of Palestinian citizens who were convicted of certain violent crimes such as terrorism and received financial support from the Palestinian Authority as a reward.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Morales Tejada remains detained pending deportation to El Salvador, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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