ejected

verb

past tense of eject
1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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2
as in expelled
to violently throw out or off (something from within) the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape

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Recent Examples of ejected The pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 It has not been confirmed whether the pilot was auto-ejected. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 The pilot was ejected and taken to a medical facility for evaluation and treatment of injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said in a statement. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 31 July 2026 The pilot ejected, was transported to a local medical facility in stable condition for evaluation and treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 In July 2025, a pilot ejected after an F-35 crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 31 July 2026 In 2024, a Marine Corps pilot ejected from an F-35 after experiencing a series of technical malfunctions during a heavy rainstorm. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026 According to a Marine Corps news release issued Friday afternoon, the pilot ejected and was taken to a local medical facility in stable condition for evaluation and treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 If a player squares around to bunt, they’re ejected from the game. — Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejected
  1. dismissed
  2. expelled
  3. chased
  4. erupted
  5. outed
  6. emitted
  7. banished
  8. spit
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  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • After coming into power, the Malian military junta expelled French forces from the country in 2022, citing protection of national sovereignty and a worsening security crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • It was obtained by James Dale, who was expelled from the Boy Scouts in the early 1990s for being gay and later sued over discrimination.
    — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of expelled
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  • There were two on with two outs in the sixth when an RBI single by Peña cut the lead to 3-1 and chased Bieber.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernandez worked walks to open the frame before Marsee chased Senga with a two-run double to right.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of chased
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  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupted
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  • Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of outed
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  • Greece’s firefighting department said Sunday the fire apparently began from sparks emitted by a faulty power line transporting electricity from a private wind generator facility to the main electricity network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Most of us reach for breezy linen pants and flowy maxi dresses during summer, leaving our denim banished to the back of the closet.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • Calypso had been banished to live on the island of Ogygia after the Olympians defeated the Titans long ago.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • Unfortunately for Miami, Suarez, who has been on fire, is suspended for the next six Leagues Cups games for spitting at a Seattle Sounders staff member after the 2025 Final last August.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Greek culinary historian Mariana Kavroulaki pointed out that rather than making stews, characters in The Odyssey were mostly spit-roasting their proteins, though that’s something of an anachronism in the text.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of spit

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