drum (out)

verb

Definition of drum (out)next
as in to out
to drive or force out drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drum (out)
  1. out
  2. chase
  3. eject
  4. cast out
  5. dismiss
  6. banish
  7. kick out
  8. run off
Verb
  • Wrobleski and Roberts considered Saturday’s outing a solid one, sans the 88-mph slider to Ortiz on the right-middle part of the plate.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of out
Verb
  • John Hunt, Woodward Academy Hunt isn't just chasing 150 career wins.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chase
Verb
  • The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital in critical condition.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Midfielder Yannick Bright was the Miami player ejected and is suspended for Saturday’s game at Nu Stadium.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of eject
Verb
  • Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • Zhykovych’s lawyer, Anatoliy Ivanov, dismissed the allegations, telling CNN that Reut was the organizer and killer and was seeking to shift the blame onto Zhykovych.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Chauvin is looking to have his conviction vacated and the charges dismissed.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • Plus a few other wackadoodles banished from labels, serving out their sentences in our nuthouse.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of banish
Verb
  • Jackson was kicked out of that 11-on-11 series, and the one that followed, but returned to man his starting right tackle spot during the situational drill that typically wraps up joint practices.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That player was outside linebacker Donovan Ezeiruaku, who was kicked out of practice two weeks ago for throwing a punch.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of kick out
Verb
  • The gunman ran off, but 18-year-old Iyahni Mcintosh was arrested nearby a short time later, cops said.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Gilbert earned Wilson’s endorsement early on and ran off of the strength of his ties to Miami Gardens.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of run off
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“Drum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drum%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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