expelled
Americanadjective
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driven or forced out or away; discharged.
She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.
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cut off from membership or participation.
An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.
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Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
It recently arrested Iranian paramilitary troops it said were trying to infiltrate the country by sea and on Wednesday expelled two Iranian diplomats in response to the strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
These may include material falling back toward the magnetar and collisions between the expanding blast wave and matter expelled by the star centuries before it exploded.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Boro lost to Southampton in the semi-final - but were reinstated after Saints admitted to spying on the Teessiders' training session and were expelled from the competition.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
She’s probably going to be expelled from school.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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