1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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2
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
He was ejected from Club America’s 2020 CONCACAF Champions League semifinal loss to Major League Soccer side LAFC after a halftime physical altercation with an opposing coach and was fired in the days that followed.
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Colonna was ejected from his vehicle and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, while Salmeron was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
However, Moscow's forces have been unable to push Ukraine's troops out completely despite an order by Putin that Ukrainian troops must be ejected entirely from Kursk by October 1, 2024.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Both McMillan and Brooks were ejected and later fined.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Jennings was ejected in the second quarter after tussling in the end zone with Cardinals’ cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, who also was disqualified for his actions.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
All four people were ejected from the motorboat.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
All 14 people on the boat — Pino and his wife and 12 teenage girls — were ejected into the water, investigators say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
He was also ejected for going at Draymond Green in a postseason game two years ago.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Colonna was ejected from his vehicle and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, while Salmeron was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
However, Moscow's forces have been unable to push Ukraine's troops out completely despite an order by Putin that Ukrainian troops must be ejected entirely from Kursk by October 1, 2024.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Both McMillan and Brooks were ejected and later fined.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Jennings was ejected in the second quarter after tussling in the end zone with Cardinals’ cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, who also was disqualified for his actions.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
All four people were ejected from the motorboat.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
All 14 people on the boat — Pino and his wife and 12 teenage girls — were ejected into the water, investigators say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
He was also ejected for going at Draymond Green in a postseason game two years ago.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
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Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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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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The spread of these illnesses poses a serious threat to public health and is a significant concern following the global coronavirus pandemic that erupted in 2020.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Witness Beverly Taylor told ABC New York City station WABC that the grocery store and the sidewalk in front of it were bustling with people when the gunfire erupted at rush hour.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
31 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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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.—
Greg Borowski,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Dec. 2024
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He was then banished and given the title Marquis of Haihun.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Dec. 2024
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Its long snout is equipped with sensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini, which detect the weak electric fields emitted by nearby prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The end product is almost chemically inert and the radioactive material is dispersed throughout the glass, reducing the amount of radiation emitted.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
28 Dec. 2024
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Erickson's life unraveled steadily for years — and then, after she was evicted, all at once.—
Jessica Goodheart,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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She was evicted in February and died in May, while homeless, just days short of her 71st birthday.—
Jessica Goodheart,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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Within a few months of starting classes in 2021, Depa, then 16, had been suspended several times for pushing a teacher’s aide, spitting at another student, yelling at teachers and being aggressive toward staff.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The sun spits out a flare or coronal mass ejection (an explosion of solar material) that reaches Earth’s atmosphere.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Ejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejected. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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