excommunicated

verb

Definition of excommunicatednext
past tense of excommunicate
as in banished
to not allow (someone) to continue being a member of a group and especially the Roman Catholic church He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunicated
  1. banished
  2. excluded
  3. expelled
  4. ostracized
  5. ejected
  6. dismissed
Verb
  • Apparently, she was banished from her Puritan colony for being too much of a buzzkill.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Those found guilty of habitual funny cowboy dancing are either executed or banished to the Desolate Zone, where they are forced to get jobs and raise families.
    Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of banished
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  • Some routes are excluded from the deal, including flights to Phoenix from Atlanta, Dallas and Detroit.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In the same way solar developers insist federal officials have excluded ideal spots to build, conservationists swear the Biden administration is planning to sell off some of the nation’s most ecologically sensitive acreage.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of excluded
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  • So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of expelled
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  • Still ostracized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Kristofferson befriended Muhammad Ali when the boxer was ostracized for his criticisms of the Vietnam War.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of ostracized
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  • The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Graves said the collision caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus and that person died.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ejected
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  • Once dismissed as a niche concern, crypto asset and blockchain policy has rocketed to the forefront for millions of Americans who recognize the critical role of crypto in driving future economic growth and innovation.
    Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Impact Plastics said its parking lot is in a low-lying area and prone to pooling water, but their review showed water in the lot was about 6 inches deep around the time people were dismissed.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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