1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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2
as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
The agency’s previous chairman was ousted for being too anti-business.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Novo shares have fallen about 45% since Sorensen, a company veteran, intervened to oust former chief executive officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen last May.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Who was the seventh person ousted from 'Survivor' Season 50?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Edmonton ousted Vegas in five games of their second-round series last season.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Novo shares have fallen about 45% since Sorensen, a company veteran, intervened to oust former chief executive officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen last May.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Who was the seventh person ousted from 'Survivor' Season 50?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Edmonton ousted Vegas in five games of their second-round series last season.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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She was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tremblay, her daughter said, was ejected from the plane upon impact and was thrown more than 300 feet — nearly the length of a football field — before slamming and skidding onto the tarmac.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, deposed starter Antonio Senzatela looked reborn as a long reliever.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The ruling allows the case to move forward so attorneys can gather records, depose witnesses and examine jail practices.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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His older brother, King Charles, stripped him of his titles and evicted him from Royal Lodge after all.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2026
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Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war.—
Shannon Fogg,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kyle is just outing herself as a gossip and is distorting what everyone has to say to try to one-up Dorit in her own life.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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The public quickly turned on The Sun for effectively outing Edwards.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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In Bangladesh, which saw its government toppled by mass protests in 2024, 53% of the population is under 30.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Could Iran end up like Libya, where a NATO air campaign in 2011 helped topple a decades-old dictatorship, but paved the way for the disintegration of the Libyan state into a thicket of rival factions and warring militias?—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bondi cut off the American Bar Association’s access to judicial nominees for the first time in 72 years, depriving the Senate of an independent opinion on their qualifications.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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This criminal organization deprived them of that peace of mind.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite being on the city’s radar since 2022, San Jose officials failed to banish the existing building’s blight.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Does Raman have a chance at unseating her former ally?—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cleaver at risk As Republicans fight over who will succeed Graves, several candidates are also hoping to unseat Cleaver, who’s represented Kansas City in Congress since 2005.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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