EJECTION Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ejection

noun

Definition of ejection

as in expulsion

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Recent Examples of ejection Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The play was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul, resulting in Carrington’s ejection. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 The second-year pass rusher was escorted out off the field by team security for the second time at training camp in addition to his game ejection in 2025 against the Giants, also for throwing a punch. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 After ejection, the aircraft unfolds its folding wings and transitions to aerodynamic flight. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Chris Sale didn’t see a single pitch from the dugout during Atlanta’s 10-inning, 2-1 win over the Yankees on Sunday, as the Braves’ ace earned himself an ejection before the series finale even began. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Paradise Lost Milton’s 17th-century biblical epic traces the story of the Fall of Man and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

Noun

Khan, 73, led Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket World Cup title and later served as prime minister from 2018 until his ouster in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes around Syria after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in late 2024, mainly destroying army assets to keep them out of the hands of his successors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

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The relocation effort gained urgency after Marineland warned officials that it could be forced to euthanize the mammals if the export permits were not quickly approved.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
City assistance Meanwhile, Asia Jones, a spokesperson for the city, said the city has offered relocation assistance to residents with help from community organizations and the property’s new owner.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

Noun

This month, her mother’s memory-care facility was in an evacuation zone, causing many sleepless nights.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Military helicopter circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of evacuation

Noun

Any transgression of new standards of speech and behavior could put someone at risk of social banishment, in the truly despotic shape of cancellation.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The self-banishment of UEFA sides would raise the prospect of greater diversity, with Europe having won six of the past eight tournaments and accounting for most of the teams in the competition’s latter stages.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of banishment

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