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as in to eject
to drive or force out
animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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as in to cast
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in to erupt
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expel
Two trans service members are suing the Trump administration’s executive order seeking to expel trans people from the U.S. military.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 18 Mar. 2025
Grant Miner, the president of a union representing thousands of Columbia student workers who were fired and expelled this week, addressed the crowd.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Separately, Columbia University announced Thursday that students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last spring have been expelled, been suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
According to Kurth, in an attempt to get rid of his rivals, Hitler promptly expelled Thompson from Nazi Germany in the summer of 1934.
—Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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The driver of the first car, 57-year-old Andra Craig, was ejected from his vehicle and died as a result of the crash.—
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The sun ejected what is called a coronal mass of plasma and magnetic field on Friday, according to NOAA.—
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Filming is due to begin this September in Italy with casting discussions underway.—
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Rather than take a documentarian approach to photography, which tends to be more reactive and spontaneous, Aldridge’s process can be compared to that of a film director — starting with a storyboard, then the casting and set design.—
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The reaction by members of Greenland's parliament and residents has rendered that unlikely, with anger erupting over the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island.—
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Tensions ran high and in some cases erupted into violence during several Tarrant County Commissioners Court meetings following Yancy’s death.—
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McGhie’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer with 7-footer Danny Wolf in his face hit the back iron, and the Wolverines and their fans finally exhaled.—
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When the verdict was read, Rocky exhaled and jumped over the railing into the gallery to embrace Rihanna, a moment that quickly went viral on social media.—
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The sudden change reportedly outed multiple students who are transgender or have legal name changes.—
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Lifestyle gurus of all types (none outed as serial killers to date) closely document their rise-and-grind rituals, encouraging followers to seize the day with healthy and intentional choices.—
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Here’s a breakdown by style: A soft cheese, such as a wheel of brie should be cut in wedges radiating from the center so that everyone gets an even piece including a piece of the rind.—
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While modeling from the 1990s already showed that greenhouse gases trap heat in the lower atmosphere, more recent research determined that the same gases also radiate heat at much higher altitudes — thereby cooling the thermosphere.—
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The app spits out benchmarking scores for five things: single-core CPU performance, multi-core CPU performance, 2D graphics performance using GDI, 3D graphics performance using OpenGL, and disk speed (broken into four sub-benchmarks for sequential and random read and write performance).—
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While the software does issue a disclaimer before spitting out its design, seemingly to avoid trademark issues, some fair-use hawks are not convinced.—
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President Donald Trump has framed his actions as efforts to root out noncitizens who support terrorists and banish members of notoriously violent gangs, but outside groups and lawyers have accused the president of acting illegally and sued.—
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Thor and his friends lash out at the Frost Giants against Odin’s wishes, and he is banished to Earth.—
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“Expel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expel. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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