as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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Recent Examples of expulsion
Until that happens, mass expulsion of people without a trial is not legal.
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
After proposing the expulsion of Gaza’s population in January, Trump has said that the idea was only a recommendation and that no Palestinians would be expelled.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Some promoted other ideas: clearing away Gazans for Jewish settlement, and forced expulsion.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
After proposing the expulsion of Gaza’s population in January, Trump has said that the idea was only a recommendation and that no Palestinians would be expelled.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
But the only way our leaders should approach the Alien Enemies Act in the modern day is by acknowledging the fundamental injustice of wartime internment and expulsions and by working to repeal the law, not resurrecting it to devastate the lives of other immigrants who call this country home.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Some promoted other ideas: clearing away Gazans for Jewish settlement, and forced expulsion.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expulsion
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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