expulse

Definition of expulsenext

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Recent Examples of expulse In this case, shed doesn’t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulse
Verb
  • Solar power and advanced water recycling systems would eliminate the need for utility hookups, only requiring occasional deliveries of potable water and propane to run the systems.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The 2026 World Cup party will go on without any of its three hosts, as Team USA was outclassed 4-1 by Belgium Monday night and eliminated in the Round of 16.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • BofA recently predicted the Fed has now run out of patience and will hike rates three times this year to finally rein in inflation.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • According to a report from trustees, the retirement fund is set to run out by 2032 due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Part of the Department of Education's initial policy, which has now been reversed, was excluding nursing programs from the professional definitions.
    Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Landlords in Durban and Johannesburg also evicted foreign tenants illegally to avoid further trouble, witnesses alleged.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 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
Verb
  • Charles scored in the semi-final against Middlesbrough before Tonda Eckert’s side was expelled from contention by the English Football League for attempting to spy on their opponents.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Any college student who supports the organizations will be immediately expelled.
    Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Although Cavalli remained in the game, Contreras, Miles Mikolas, Nate Eaton, and Boston interim manager Chad Tracy were ejected.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Thirteen players, including four Australians, are ejected for their part in the brawl.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Rhaena is cast out, but the rest of the Velaryon clan are closer than ever.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Each nova explosion triggers a dramatic surge in T CrB's apparent brightness, as radiation cast out in the cataclysmic event finally reaches us, having spent approximately 3,000 years racing through the near-perfect vacuum of space.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • In ousting DeGette, the 68-year-old incumbent who has represented the overwhelmingly Democratic district in Congress since 1997, Kiros is now in pole position to take the seat held by her opponent since the year she was born.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The president had first removed Carla Hayden from her post as librarian of Congress last year and then directed her temporary replacement to oust Perlmutter.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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“Expulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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