as in deportation
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 expulsion
The excitement of watching a Club World Cup match in person was momentarily extinguished, however, when Ornelas, 35, spoke about the expulsion of his beloved León from the tournament.
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty on June 13 to smuggling charges that his attorneys have characterized as an attempt to justify his mistaken expulsion to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 27 June 2025
His deportation violated a U.S. immigration judge’s order in 2019 that barred his expulsion to his native country.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Nonetheless, Pompeo was frozen out of a job when Trump returned to office—a MAGA expulsion announced by Trump in a social-media post.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty on June 13 to smuggling charges that his attorneys have characterized as an attempt to justify his mistaken expulsion to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 27 June 2025
His deportation violated a U.S. immigration judge’s order in 2019 that barred his expulsion to his native country.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Nonetheless, Pompeo was frozen out of a job when Trump returned to office—a MAGA expulsion announced by Trump in a social-media post.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expulsion
deportation
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But the second Trump administration’s mass deportation goals prompted Democratic lawmakers to further limit cooperation earlier this year, and the federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging those laws.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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