1
as in to eject
to drive or force out
she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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2
as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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3
as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of oust
This week in the Big Brother house, Jimmy’s move to try to get Keanu ousted more than blew up in his face.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 17 July 2025
Hamas seized control of Gaza on June 14, 2007, after winning the 2006 elections and violently ousting its rivals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2025
The uniform marks him as a firefighter from the old regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 after a nearly 14-year civil war.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 10 July 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 17 July 2025
Hamas seized control of Gaza on June 14, 2007, after winning the 2006 elections and violently ousting its rivals.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2025
The uniform marks him as a firefighter from the old regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 after a nearly 14-year civil war.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oust
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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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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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Maxwell didn't testify in her criminal trial, but she was deposed in 2016 in a civil case brought by Epstein-victim Virginia Giuffre, who has since died by suicide.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Cosby agreed and was deposed by Constand’s lawyers over four days in 2005 and 2006 (resulting in more than 1,000 pages of testimony).—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
23 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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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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Planting them in groups or among other plants helps keep them upright, but tall varieties often topple over onto their neighbors as the season progresses.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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The Islamic Republic grew even weaker in December, when rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, another faithful Iranian ally.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
17 July 2025
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The lawsuit accuses Colorado of depriving Nebraska of as much as 1.3 million acre-feet (about 160,350 hectare-meters) of water from the river over several years that Nebraska is entitled to under a 1923 compact between the states.—
Margery A. Beck,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
16 July 2025
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With billions of dollars at his disposal and tech masterminds at his service, Luthor sets out to banish Superman from Earth forever.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Gutfeld! was the first late-night program to unseat Colbert as the ratings leader since 2017, and has topped the program for three years straight.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
23 July 2025
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The tempestuous situation poses a myriad of thorny questions for which there are no easy answers considering no president ever has tried to unseat a Fed chair.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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“Oust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oust. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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