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as in exiled
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banished
So, before turning off the lights that zigzagged across the lot, McArdle sized up the pile of trees that had been banished to the back of the shed.
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Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
He was then banished and given the title Marquis of Haihun.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
If border guards fail to stop them, the guards are banished to the ocean as punishment.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Daylight suffuses some spaces and is banished from others.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
The turbos were banished and the cylinder count grew by 50 percent, as Ferrari’s range-topper gained a V-12 for the first time.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
The pet camera shows Dotty first sitting on her cot, with her head plopped down in disbelief that she'd been banished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
But the finale complicated Spencer’s impending return when he and his now-wife, Alex, are separated at sea when Spencer gets banished from their vessel after killing a passenger from Alex’s past who threatened her future.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
When a judge demanded the senator be either formally charged with a crime or released, Jackson ordered the judge also jailed and later banished him from the city.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
He was then banished and given the title Marquis of Haihun.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
If border guards fail to stop them, the guards are banished to the ocean as punishment.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Daylight suffuses some spaces and is banished from others.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
The turbos were banished and the cylinder count grew by 50 percent, as Ferrari’s range-topper gained a V-12 for the first time.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
The pet camera shows Dotty first sitting on her cot, with her head plopped down in disbelief that she'd been banished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
But the finale complicated Spencer’s impending return when he and his now-wife, Alex, are separated at sea when Spencer gets banished from their vessel after killing a passenger from Alex’s past who threatened her future.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
When a judge demanded the senator be either formally charged with a crime or released, Jackson ordered the judge also jailed and later banished him from the city.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
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It's been six months since an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin was dismissed in New Mexico.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Baldwin cupped his face in his hands and wept as Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charge cannot be brought against the actor again.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The region has been the subject of continuous fighting by both sides as after Ukrainian troops seized Kherson and other nearby regional settlements in November 2022, Russian forces were relegated to the river's east bank.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Given that the 2024 iteration has only a few days left before it’s relegated to holiday history books, grab your gloves and your hot cocoa because there’s no time like the present for a winter wonderland stroll.Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
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He was also ejected for going at Draymond Green in a postseason game two years ago.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both pilots ejected and were rescued, one with minor injuries, according to Central Command.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, nearly 454,000 migrants living in the country without legal permission were deported between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by Robert Lynch, an economics professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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The migrant from Guatemala who was arrested in connection to the heinous death of a woman set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday was previously deported.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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