1
as in outs
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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2
as in expels
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape
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Recent Examples of ejects
If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At Luxe Pack, the company highlighted two body mist sprayers – one that ejects a fine mist, for a luxurious product application, and another with a continuous mist.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejects
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Solar particle party During a coronal mass ejection, the sun expels billions of tons of material, some of which travels toward our planet.—
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The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league.—
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The agreement, signed earlier this month, dismisses the federal lawsuit alleging officers should have known Dante Dwaine Day, 44, was having a mental crisis and called for intervention.—
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The horror meister also dismisses outright any talk online about slowing his filmmaking pace after the box office disappointment for Keeper.—
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Gunfire erupts The federal agent standing to the front-left of the vehicle pulls out his gun.—
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However, the birth of Viserys' son, Daemon (Matt Smith), erupts tensions that will ultimately cause the brutal war of succession known as the Dance of the Dragons.—
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Mindy chases Emily down in massive platforms to confront her over this behavior.—
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The SoHo store is reopening at a time when holiday shoppers and tourists flock to the major shopping district for holiday gifts and party outfits — and as Target chases sales across the country during the critical shopping season.—
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All the while, Combs spits a few bars in a distorted baritone about his late mother’s passing.—
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The site spits back a raft of possibilities.—
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Lately though, claims about the practice have grown, with viral videos and content creators claiming that exposing your blankets to freezing temperatures kills bacteria, banishes allergens, and more.—
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Though the episodes ended before Britney revealed her vote, fans are convinced that Britney votes for Danielle and banishes her based on how the episode was edited.—
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The Frost automatically determines the length of time the cycle should run and emits a beep when finished.—
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This emits massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation out into space and towards our planet.—
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The nozzle pours a thick stream of concrete while gliding precisely on its course, stacking each layer, one after another, about an inch thick.—
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Jane pours another glass of wine.—
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“Ejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ejects. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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