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as in ejects
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 radiates
to throw or give off
something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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as in erupts
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 exhales
to let or force out of the lungs
asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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Recent Examples of expels
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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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
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Ethereally beautiful, with platinum hair, Fastvold radiates calm, a complement to Seyfried’s quicksilver curiosity, though both women have about them an inspiring clarity.—
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When a fire begins in a room without ventilation, the heat radiates downward, eventually engulfing all combustible items in its path, causing a flashover, per NFPA.—
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Several human rights and conflict monitoring groups are estimating the death toll will be in the thousands as the country erupts into the most expansive anti-government protests in years.—
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When her childhood friend Bethany comes to visit with a new boyfriend, a volcano erupts.—
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When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales.—
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Back in the Bronx, Claude Helton exhales.—
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Leadership that dismisses or undermines inclusion inflicts real harm on students, faculty, and staff.—
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Lanthimos dismisses any anxiety the industry might have about accommodating neurodivergent performers.—
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Also, include at least one lamp that casts a soft glow for relaxing or reading.—
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When this happens, Earth casts two shadows on the moon.—
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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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Meanwhile, on Broadway, the Wizard only leaves because Glinda banishes him after uncovering more of his secrets.—
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Glinda, radicalized by Elphaba’s sacrifice and goodliness, returns to the Emerald City, banishes the bad guys, and becomes a benevolent and righteous dictator for all of Oz.—
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“Expels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expels. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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