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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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as in expelled
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape
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Recent Examples of ejected
Simmons was ejected from the game for targeting while Becht left the field to receive medical attention.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
This also marks the third-consecutive game in which a player has been ejected in a Kings matchup.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
On Friday, Harris-Dawson had a number of audience members ejected from the room.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
As the ride braked, he was ejected and fell to his death.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Tyre was on the ride when he was ejected from it, falling several hundred feet to his death, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Delay was written on a live round that was not fired but ejected, apparently when the shooter was clearing a jam.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The two sisters were both in car seats, their parents told ABC7 Eyewitness News, but one was ejected from the vehicle.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Around 20 meteorites found on Earth are believed to have been ejected from Mars during the impact that sent the original Black Beauty stone here.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2024
Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
This also marks the third-consecutive game in which a player has been ejected in a Kings matchup.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
On Friday, Harris-Dawson had a number of audience members ejected from the room.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
As the ride braked, he was ejected and fell to his death.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Tyre was on the ride when he was ejected from it, falling several hundred feet to his death, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Delay was written on a live round that was not fired but ejected, apparently when the shooter was clearing a jam.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The two sisters were both in car seats, their parents told ABC7 Eyewitness News, but one was ejected from the vehicle.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Around 20 meteorites found on Earth are believed to have been ejected from Mars during the impact that sent the original Black Beauty stone here.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
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After nearly two years of legal wrangling, charges against Perry were dismissed by the state’s highest court.Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The case against the man was eventually dismissed, and the lawsuit was settled for $7,500.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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All 15 suspects were suspended from Salisbury University, with some of those also expelled from their fraternity, the institutions said.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the scene, cops found three 9mm shell casings as well as a few live rounds that had been expelled from the pistol as the suspect freed a jam.Ellen Moynihan, Twin Cities, 8 Dec. 2024
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As a result, overtime spending has erupted, costing taxpayers $293 million last year.Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Malibu flames also bring a heartbreaking reminder to many people living in the region, as some are still rebuilding from the 2018 Woolsey Fire that erupted in November of that year.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
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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
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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
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The fraction of that radiation that escaped from a massive object, emitted into the greater Universe as Hawking radiation, would depend solely on the mass and radius of the object itself, with nothing notable being special about the event horizon’s boundary in particular.Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
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Researchers can look for gaps and anomalies in the pattern of radio waves emitted from these spinning pulsars to detect gravitational waves.Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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More than 24,000 eviction cases were filed in Bexar County last year, and the number of households evicted continued to rise above pre-pandemic levels, local data shows.Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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None of the low-income participants in Rx Kids reported being evicted since childbirth, compared with other groups, according to the survey.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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This was a bad idea; listening to a couple of AI bots mindlessly spitting out empty observations while mimicking the tempo of human speech is a soul-destroying experience.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Ejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejected. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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