as in banishing
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 exiling
Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiling
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
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Gabby Windey, Dylan Efron, Dolores Catania and Lord Ivar Mountbatten won the game after banishing all the Traitors.—
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Comedy has been in short supply in theaters over the last few years, with studios largely relegating the genre to streamers.—
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The new partnership makes up 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of parliament, relegating the four center-right parties of the pro-Western government led by previous Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the opposition.—
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He was granted release from detention during the short window when federal judges issued rulings that blocked ICE from deporting Venezuelans with TPS such as himself.—
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Even one-third of liberals support deporting criminals.—
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The officers went to the house in the Bermuda Club neighborhood near Vero Beach, where a resident of the home was evicting her son, Flowers said Friday.—
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The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.—
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“Exiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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