defenestrated

verb

past tense of defenestrate
as in sacked

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  1. sacked
  2. removed
  3. axed
  4. canned
  5. retired
  6. exiled
  7. evicted
  8. mustered out
Verb
  • Von Miller has not just defied his age but seemingly ignored it, and for a long time sacked it.
    — Mac Engel October 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Patrick Mahomes was sacked just twice Sunday during the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, but the official stats show Las Vegas had eight quarterback hits.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacked
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  • Preckwinkle said recently that about 100,000 cubic yards of debris from the area has already been removed.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • India's Election Commission has so far removed more than 130 million names from the voter lists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • This is not the first lawsuit filed since UC Davis axed the varsity equestrian team in January.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The shows, set to take place on Friday and Saturday nights at the Foxborough, Massachusetts, venue, have been axed due to a nor’easter headed up the East Coast.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of axed
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  • The race toward nuclear energy faced a major setback in 1979, with the meltdown at Three Mile Island; dozens of projects were canned in the aftermath.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Those same items could also be made now, with the products frozen and canned for later consumption.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of canned
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  • It’s populated by many people from that background, who are retired or on their vacation.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The watches sold in modest numbers as mainstream buyers chased steel sports watches, and Cartier retired the line in 2008.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of retired
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  • 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
Verb
  • After 65 days in the house, Kirby was evicted just one week before the finale, coming in fourth place.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Days before their wedding, Porizkova and Greenstein revealed that they’d been evicted from her home of six years.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of evicted
Verb
  • James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of mustered out
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