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Recent Examples of expulse
In this case, shed doesn’t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021
To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games?
—Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021
To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games?
—Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulse
Verb
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Blue Diamond notified employees Friday morning that the site will wind down over the course of two years, eliminating 600 jobs.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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The Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Chad, Togo and Somalia all appear to be longshots for World Cup qualification and Afghanistan, Laos, Myanmar, Yemen and Turkmenistan have already been eliminated.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Verb
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While the bill would have allowed the state to borrow the money to continue those programs, critics argued the plan would have put them at risk of being cut once the money ran out.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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The trailer begins with Glinda (Ariana Grande) running out to the balcony of what looks like an Oz penthouse.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The producers made an executive decision to exclude Gantu from the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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Raw materials such as gold and copper have been excluded from U.S. tariffs and the industry is pushing for diamonds to also be excluded.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The officer told Dean that, under North Carolina law, the woman was a resident at the hotel and would need to be evicted to be forced to leave.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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One article from a respected legacy publication just last year centered on how to get your neighbor evicted for smelling like weed.—
Lindsey Bartlett,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Even more disheartening was the Berea College case from 1908, where the Supreme Court upheld a Kentucky law that forced an integrated Christian College, whose mission was to educate youths of all races, to expel all its black students in the name of segregation.—
James Burling,
Oc Register,
2 June 2025
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The school expels him for a year for making a threat of mass violence.—
Aliyya Swaby,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
Verb
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He was ejected from 10 games in 1898 and was arrested in the offseason for killing a mule that belonged to a farmer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The Subaru then rolled over and struck a light pole, ejecting him from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza and Hannah Arendt were all cast out of their communities by authorities who imposed narrow definitions of acceptable thought.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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So, to then feel cast out by her and the other leaders on Yavin, that’s a very painful thing that happened for her and Luthen.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Johnston’s work in relief helped the Bulldogs (27-4), who were ranked No. 3 in 4A in the final coaches poll, oust the No. 5 Indians (25-6) and advance to the regional championship game against No. 8 Valparaiso on Saturday.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Lee, whose Democratic Party led the legislative effort to oust Yoon, has emerged as the clear front-runner in opinion surveys released in recent weeks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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“Expulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulse. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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