1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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2
as in to out
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banish
Surprisingly, Eric’s wife doesn’t banish Edie from their home upon finding out about her husband’s dalliances.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Vera, the daughter of a Russian father and Korean mother, may be banished to second-class citizenry.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
During those frenzied years in the 1960s and 1970s, authorities banished Xi from the capital and subjected him to solitary confinement and physical abuse.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors work to ‘murder’ the Faithful one by one, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Vera, the daughter of a Russian father and Korean mother, may be banished to second-class citizenry.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
During those frenzied years in the 1960s and 1970s, authorities banished Xi from the capital and subjected him to solitary confinement and physical abuse.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors work to ‘murder’ the Faithful one by one, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banish
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The second Renko novel, Polar Star (1989), in which the investigator is exiled to a Soviet factory ship in the Arctic, is my favorite of the whole series.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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They are silenced, punished, exiled – for daring to write.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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In March, 2008, the Post published a front-page story on Eliot Spitzer, then the governor of New York, who—after cracking down on prostitution rings while serving as the state’s attorney general, from 1999 to 2006—was outed as having patronized an escort service.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Having identifying documents with gender markers that don’t appear to match how a person is presenting themself could foster an uncomfortable, sometimes dangerous, situation for people who are forced to out themselves as trans to strangers.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
6 July 2025
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The drive to save lives cannot be relegated to historical oddity.—
David Miliband,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Hamilton, mostly relegated to low-leverage situations after some early-season struggles, had the Yankees down, 2-0, before recording an out, as Matt Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. followed Jurickson Profar’s leadoff single with RBI doubles.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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The felony charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they can't be refiled.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Doctors dismissed the spider bite and didn’t give her a clear explanation.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Health care providers told The Associated Press that everything, especially the fear of being arrested or deported, is having a chilling effect on people seeking care.—
Tran Nguyen,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Most – if not all – have been convicted of crimes of varying severity, though many served their full sentences before being deported.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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The seventh inning, meanwhile, saw Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake get ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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In March, he was ejected in Phoenix after a dust-up with Durant.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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On Wednesday, the California Civil Rights Department announced a settlement prohibiting Vertus Properties from evicting victims of domestic violence and which ordered $46,825 in fees for the woman to cover housing and other costs.—
Ishani Desai
July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Elan joined the show during Casa Amor, which happened right after Hannah was evicted.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The song is a tribute to musical nomads who chase the impulses of a song around the globe.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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“Banish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banish. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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