EVICTING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

evicting

verb

present participle of evict

as in banishing

to force (someone) to leave a place His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.

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Recent Examples of evicting One of the attractions of self-storage as a business is that evicting stuff is easier than evicting people. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, landlords are already evicting tenants with expiring vouchers. — Ana Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 The draft ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease. — Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 29 June 2026 But in 2023, Kenya’s government began evicting them again, citing a new justification. — Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred from evicting tenants who didn’t pay their rent under a federal eviction moratoriumthat lasted almost a year — costing him and his investors over $1 million. — Michael Casey, Fortune, 3 May 2026

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Verb

At that point, the group had botched its first two votes, mistakenly banishing two female faithfuls.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of banishing

Verb

Unscrewing its top reveals a small pin that can be used for punching holes, ejecting a SIM card, or simply as a toothpick.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of ejecting

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In September, Judge Jonathan Medema ordered a stay of the civil case so the two sides could work to resolve the dispute without dismissing the case.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
The court granted that request, entering judgment for the United States on Count III of the government’s complaint and dismissing the remaining counts as moot.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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The government was executing and exiling Black citizens; some had escaped slavery.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of exiling

Verb

According to the Wall Street Journal, the raid was part of an investigation into her immigration paperwork with the explicit goal of denaturalizing and deporting her.

— Miles Bryan, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Her concern stems from the claim by the powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, who first said the voter revision would be aimed at detecting, deleting and deporting infiltrators.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deporting

Verb

Nick Emmanwori chasing him down midway through the second quarter.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Rather than chasing fancy titles or splashy paychecks throughout her career, she’s gravitated toward jobs that pushed her out of her comfort zone, forced her to take risks, and taught her to embrace a little chaos.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric scored the club's 1,000th Bundesliga goal, and Alexander Prass was sent off after removing his shirt to celebrate his goal while already booked.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The takeaway here is that removing debris from orbit requires careful planning.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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