banishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of banish
1
as in relegates
to force to leave a country in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands

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2
as in dismisses
to drive or force out permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center

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Recent Examples of banishes That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 June 2026 With ingredients like pumice and 10% AHA (in the form of skin-brightening glycolic and lactic acids), the product effectively banishes dead skin and smooths out uneven sandpaper-like texture on the body. — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 June 2026 This rechargeable mosquito repeller is a bug spray alternative that banishes those pesky pests within a 20-foot radius. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026 When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Koala Eco’s Natural Multi-Purpose cleaner banishes stubborn condiment stains and leaves a fragrant mandarin scent. — Kristin Corpuz, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, on Broadway, the Wizard only leaves because Glinda banishes him after uncovering more of his secrets. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishes
  1. relegates
  2. dismisses
  3. exiles
  4. ejects
  5. deports
  6. outs
  7. evicts
  8. chases
Verb
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of relegates
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  • After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of exiles
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  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of ejects
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  • The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of deports
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  • Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.
    — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of outs
Verb
  • Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of evicts
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  • But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chases

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“Banishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishes. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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