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as in to out
to drive or force out
we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party
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as in to expel
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape
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Your pulse represents the sudden widening of an artery as blood is abruptly ejected into the aorta and, subsequently, throughout the body.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
The moon is bombarded by micrometeorites, which continuously eject icy material.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
He was abruptly ejected from the band by Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon in 1987 (a not-uncommon fate for Osbourne bandmembers).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
The truck then began to roll in the direction of an embankment, at which time Mohan was ejected from the vehicle.
—Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
The moon is bombarded by micrometeorites, which continuously eject icy material.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
He was abruptly ejected from the band by Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon in 1987 (a not-uncommon fate for Osbourne bandmembers).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
The truck then began to roll in the direction of an embankment, at which time Mohan was ejected from the vehicle.
—Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Drake and Dennis Graham enjoyed a father-son outing over the weekend for a night out at a Toronto jazz club.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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On the mound, Rodón bounced back from a tough AL Division Series outing with a dominant performance for the first postseason victory of his career.Homero De la Fuente, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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But then Nagorno-Karabakh was seized by Baku in December 2022 and following a nine-month blockade over 100,000 Armenians were forcibly expelled, during which those Russian peacekeepers stood idly by.Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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She was subsequently expelled from the university and banned from campus by the university president.KC Baker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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The lawsuits, several of which have been dismissed, have come despite no proof of actual widespread voter fraud.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
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Cannon dismissed the charges against all three defendants.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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In the days after the tragic incident, dozens of protests erupted in several locations around the country.Lauren Kent, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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The panel erupted, and Phillip tried to regain control.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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But, the Dodgers certainly didn’t chase the knockout punch, either.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The pup ended up in a sticky situation after chasing a cat under the vehicle.Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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He was also reportedly restrained, and given a spit hood—which prevents a person from being able to spit—as well as a helmet and leg wraps.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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At the mesh point, Kramer never secured Caleb Williams’ handoff and, instead, the ball spit into the possession of Commanders defensive lineman Johnny Newton for the game’s only turnover.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Damaged during installation, Doyle has been banished to an obscure corner of the cathedral with Chet, a perpetually cheerful rain gutter voiced by Haley Joel Osment.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Traitors is a competition series where contestants, known as the faithful, work together on missions to win a prize of up to $250,000 while trying to uncover the secret players working against them to try and banish them from the game.Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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The finished wine rested in the cellars for more than seven years until it was disgorged on Feb. 8.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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The finished wine rested in the cellars for over seven years until it was disgorged on February 8th, 2024.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eject. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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