turf (out)

verb

Definition of turf (out)next
chiefly British
as in to out
to drive or force out the pub keeper doesn't hesitate to turf out anyone who gets too drunk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf (out)
  1. out
  2. eject
  3. dismiss
  4. chase
  5. cast out
  6. banish
Verb
  • However, Ava didn't go down without a fight and threatened to out Deborah's secret.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Phil, who requested his last name not be used for privacy reasons, was 70 years old when an acquaintance outed him against his will to his Pittsburgh neighborhood.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of out
Verb
  • The driver of the first car, 57-year-old Andra Craig, was ejected from his vehicle and died as a result of the crash.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The sun ejected what is called a coronal mass of plasma and magnetic field on Friday, according to NOAA.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of eject
Verb
  • In the leadup to the settlement, Judge Frederick Chung denied the county’s motion to dismiss the case at the summary judgment phase that determines whether a lawsuit proceeds to trial.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • To dismiss it, as the President tried yesterday, is incredible and not fair to our men and women in uniform.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • The Trojans must chase their third championship in program history without their star.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • So just going out and trying to find better opportunities and continue to chase greatness.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of chase
Verb
  • After releasing the bass, Codd cast out again and hooked another triple on the same rig.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Just months after being cast out by the Memphis Grizzlies — who traded for the No. 10 pick in 2021 on draft night — Williams totaled 23 points, four off his career-high, and six rebounds against the defending NBA champions.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • For many parts of the U.S., banishing cars simply isn’t realistic in the absence of comprehensive public transportation and high-density redesigns that often lack political or taxpayer backing.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Patrick, born Roman, raised Welsh, and famously credited with banishing snakes from Ireland (a reptilian issue geology had resolved millennia before) dominates the global imagination.
    — Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of banish
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“Turf (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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