exiled

verb

past tense of exile
as in banished
to force to leave a country with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

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Recent Examples of exiled Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The celebrity kingmaker had finally been officially exiled from the royal court. — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 Meaningful opposition is effectively nonexistent in Russia, with critics either barred, in jail or exiled abroad. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 In Groff’s imagining, the real figure of Marie de France is a gangly teenager exiled by her lover, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to oversee a dreary English abbey sometime during the 12th century. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026 Located in Jerusalem, al-Wasiti became, for years, the place to visit, empowering Palestinian artists exiled all over the world to return to a fountain of unity and belonging. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiled
  1. banished
  2. relegated
  3. deported
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  • The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of banished
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  • Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of relegated
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  • In 2025, about 28% of the people deported were arrested inside the country, but by July of this year that had risen to 39%.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Many cite the threat of violence from angry locals, though the government also said that many were deported for not having the proper documents to be in South Africa.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deported

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“Exiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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