expelled

[ik-speld]

adjective

1. driven or forced out or away; discharged.

   She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.

2. cut off from membership or participation.

   An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of expel.

Other Word Forms

• unexpelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expelled¹

expel ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Marco Chan, a senior lecturer in aviation operations at Buckinghamshire New University, said the footage appeared to show the third engine had been damaged because it expelled a burst of smoke.

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Also in 2023, Cooper and other senior female employees were expelled from the company’s quarterly business review meeting, according to the complaint.

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Within days of starting his new role, he had expelled four pupils.

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Five of Kent's Reform councillors have been expelled from the party amid the upheaval.

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As ties soured between the two countries this year, Washington expelled Pretoria's ambassador in March and imposed 30-percent tariffs on South African goods in August, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.

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