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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On immigration, AfD calls for closing Germany’s borders to asylum seekers and for the mass expulsion of immigrants, especially those from the Muslim world.
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
His calls for expulsion have united Arab states, which typically have differing perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an unusual moment of agreement against any forced displacement of Palestinians.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza, vowed to resist any expulsion push.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
What is realistic is that Israel maintains permanent control over millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights and, indeed, moves toward the destruction of the Palestinian people through active expulsion and death.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
His calls for expulsion have united Arab states, which typically have differing perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an unusual moment of agreement against any forced displacement of Palestinians.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza, vowed to resist any expulsion push.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
What is realistic is that Israel maintains permanent control over millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights and, indeed, moves toward the destruction of the Palestinian people through active expulsion and death.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expulsion
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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