1
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
deported them back to their country of birth
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2
as in to acquit
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion
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Recent Examples of deport
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is expected to announce its proposals to reform the rules around what is and is not considered a safe country to deport people to.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Immigrants without criminal records have been targeted, in addition to U.S. citizens being detained and deported.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the mother chose to take her children with her when she was deported, according to a statement posted in X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
In recent months, U.S. officials have been negotiating with various countries willing to accept individuals deported from the U.S. Earlier this week, Rwanda's foreign minister mentioned that his country is in discussions with Washington about accepting deportees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 May 2025
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Immigrants without criminal records have been targeted, in addition to U.S. citizens being detained and deported.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the mother chose to take her children with her when she was deported, according to a statement posted in X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
In recent months, U.S. officials have been negotiating with various countries willing to accept individuals deported from the U.S. Earlier this week, Rwanda's foreign minister mentioned that his country is in discussions with Washington about accepting deportees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deport
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Le Petit Caporal had been exiled on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena since the Battle of Waterloo six years earlier.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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Nicaraguan journalists, exiled in Costa Rica because of the dictatorship at home, launched a crowdfunding campaign following the U.S. cuts.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
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The men were acquitted of murder charges, and only two were convicted of lesser offenses, according to the coalition.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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Two defendants were acquitted on charges of complicity, though one was ordered to pay 5,000 euros to Kardashian and the concierge of her apartment building.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Brown fouled out with 2:50 left in the third quarter, banished to the Phantom Zone, hanging up his cape with 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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After her run as a handmaid (when women are forced to produce children for the elite ruling families of Gilead) and having her baby taken away, Janine was banished to the world’s wasteland called the Colonies.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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In an administration currently running the lowest early-months public opinion rating in modern history, however, Vance’s forcefulness carries long-term risk.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Two Richard Prince paintings carried the sale’s weight financially, bringing in $7.5 million with fees, constituting around 40 percent of the first sale’s total.—
Robb Report,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
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The subtle hum of intricate mechanics, the remarkably articulate gesture of a synthetic limb, the disquieting echo of human movement – humanoid robots are no longer relegated to the realm of fiction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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By 2022, invasion rhetoric, which had previously been relegated to white nationalist circles, had become such a staple of Republican campaign ads that most of the public agreed an invasion of the U.S. via the southern border was underway.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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Secondly, for several years the Treasury market has been behaving strangely, for reasons that have nothing to do with tariffs or trade policy.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Yet another point in this episode hanging on these professionals behaving in ways that just didn’t track with their actual experience.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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These ordinances are meant to keep neighborhoods safe by evicting dangerous criminals.—
Sidnee King Pineda,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Two people were arrested at a residence in Killingly on Monday after the property owner alleged that he was assaulted and threatened after finding the two men inside the home despite being evicted.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 May 2025
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Violators could pay up to $200 in fines and up to $250 plus court costs for driving with children who aren't properly restrained.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
22 May 2025
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Yet, while our adversaries surge ahead, the Pentagon remains restrained by decision-making processes conceived in the 1960s and barely updated since the 1990s.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Deport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deport. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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