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as in to exile
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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as in to out
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banish
At the end of each challenge, the player who comes in last is banished.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The stars play a game in which a group of ‘faithful’ players must detect and eliminate ‘traitors,’ who each evening banish others from the competition.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Upon death, players are banished back to their last save space, many of which need to be unlocked with rosaries.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Despite the Winchesters' massive home, thanks to Andrew's family's wealth, Millie is banished to live in a desolate attic bedroom.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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In the Paramount+ series, Sylvester Stallone stars as Dwight Manfredi, a New York mob boss who, after serving a 25 year prison sentence, is exiled to Tulsa, Okla.—
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Once a loyal court magician supporting the crown prince from behind the scenes, Alec Ygret is cast aside and exiled for only knowing support magic.—
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The burger diner chain, on social media, outed itself as being behind a billboard in Nashville, Tennessee, calling for the ouster of Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino.—
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One day later, Hailey was seen with her husband Justin Bieber on a lowkey family outing with their 13-month-old son, Jack Blues.—
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Once the club acquired Adam Frazier at the Major League Baseball trade deadline, India was relegated to more of a limited role.—
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Wilson started his latest chapter with the New York Giants this season, but he was relegated to a backup role after just three games.—
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
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In fiscal year 2024 — which encompassed much of former President Joe Biden’s last year in office — ICE deported about 271,000 non-citizens, according to the agency’s annual report.—
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Many of those being deported have families and or long-standing ties to the United States, Tischler said.—
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The driver of the car, whom authorities have not identified, was ejected and found near the car, fire rescue says.—
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The passenger in the GMC, Aaron Deandre Radford, 31, of Indianapolis was ejected during the crash.—
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Ashley had the decision to evict either Vince or Morgan from the house.—
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Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.—
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The Tigers, however, own a one-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Astros, who are chasing them for the third wild card position.—
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The momentum immediately swung back to the Chargers, and the Chiefs chased that point the rest of the night in an eventual loss to start the season.—
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“Banish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banish. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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