deports

verb

present tense third-person singular of deport
1
as in exiles
to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth

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2
as in acquits
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 Synonyms for deports
  1. exiles
  2. acquits
  3. banishes
  4. behaves
  5. relegates
  6. carries
  7. evicts
  8. conducts
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  • This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of exiles
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  • In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
  • To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of acquits
Verb
  • The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • With ingredients like pumice and 10% AHA (in the form of skin-brightening glycolic and lactic acids), the product effectively banishes dead skin and smooths out uneven sandpaper-like texture on the body.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 June 2026
Definition of banishes
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  • Imagine infrastructure that behaves less like static software and more like adaptive biological defense.
    — Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Lighting, room size, and function all play a role in how color behaves.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
Definition of behaves
Verb
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of relegates
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  • But Kimball House’s award-winning bar program more than carries its own weight.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Tianwen-2 carries both a touch-and-go sampling system and an anchor-and-attach mechanism equipped with drills for collecting surface material.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of evicts
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  • Founded in 1999, ProCamps conducts more than 175 events each year with top professional and collegiate athletes, which will now be integrated under the FlexWork Sports brand.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026
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    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of conducts
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