banished

verb

past tense of banish
1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands

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2
as in dismissed
to drive or force out permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center

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Recent Examples of banished Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026 Drake Baldwin banished any fears of a sophomore slump by having his first All-Star season. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 With his brother, the former Prince Andrew, banished to a sad little farmhouse on the Sandringham estate, and his son Prince Harry consumed by the complexities of the English school run, the King might have hoped for a reprieve from familial drama. — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 Though Kid Rock has not yet discussed his new album — or his relationship with Allen — beyond a brief Instagram post, past comments might offer a hint into his decision to include someone who’s been all but banished from the country music industry. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026 After he is banished, a magical bracelet carries her across worlds and parallel space-times on a journey to reclaim her dreams and her lost love. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 In this charming graphic novel, the mischievous Norse god Loki gets banished to mid-Guard—AKA Earth—as punishment and must adjust to a month of life as an 11-year-old boy and document his journey in a journal. — Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026 The Pentagon has also effectively banished most news organizations from its facilities and otherwise restricted access. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Madeline — a Faithful through and through — was then banished due to Kriste’s questionable hearing with 13 out of 21 votes… a truly terrible way to go. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banished
  1. exiled
  2. dismissed
  3. relegated
  4. ejected
  5. deported
  6. chased
  7. outed
  8. expelled
Verb
  • The celebrity kingmaker had finally been officially exiled from the royal court.
    — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of exiled
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  • Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • This is not something that’s relegated to a few institutions.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The medical procedures to carry out the injections are therefore relegated to untrained staff, according to editorial in PLoS Medicine.
    — Allen Chang, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of relegated
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  • Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected
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  • Human Rights Watch’s report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Human Rights Watch's report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deported
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  • Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of chased
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  • Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 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 outed
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  • The seven Chi Phi members in question were expelled or suspended, but some of them were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Had they been found smoking grass in the school they would have been expelled or at least given detention, but no one knew that their club met in the trap room under the stage.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of expelled

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“Banished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banished. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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