as in deportations
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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Recent Examples of expulsions
The district reported nearly 10,000 suspensions and expulsions for the 2024-25 school year, according to the data.
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Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
Mainstream opinion viewed the devastation of Gaza—the killing of more than 68,000 Palestinians, razing of entire cities and villages, and preparations for mass expulsions—as justified responses to Hamas’s atrocities.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was characterized by war crimes, massacres, and expulsions.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsions
deportations
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Ross added that his department has repeatedly offered help limited to crowd management, not deportations or federal enforcement duties, to ensure the safety of both agents and demonstrators.—
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A number of Venezuelans who were sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador and subsequently returned to Venezuela have tried to challenge their deportations in US courts.—
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“Expulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsions. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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