as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland
the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II
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Recent Examples of relegations
Mercedes-Benz has ruled the 2026 Formula 1 season under the sport’s new relegations, with wins in each of the first six races.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegations
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Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
10 June 2026
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The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Homan, who declined to be interviewed for this story, has said self-deportations were part of the administration’s immigration plan all along.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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For years, notarios — notary publics — in Miami have pretended to be immigration lawyers, with devastating consequences, like financial ruin or deportations orders for the immigrants who trust them.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Relegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegations. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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