kicked out

verb

past tense of kick out
as in dismissed
to drive or force out kicked out of the game for using bad language

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Recent Examples of kicked out Then, her son was kicked out of school over behavioral issues. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 The group contends that word bans — which can lead to people who use those words getting kicked out of meetings and potentially barred from future ones — violate First Amendment protections of free speech. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Two of the Chi Phi brothers named in the suit were kicked out of their rugby club after the allegations came to light, a former teammate told NBC News. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 They were once nearly kicked out of a Mastro’s Steakhouse in San Francisco because their bickering about baseball reached decibel levels that made other patrons uncomfortable. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Variety spoke with Chapek to discuss his book, his legacy at Disney — and his lingering resentment about how he was kicked out. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Maybe that guy had cheated on his girlfriend and been kicked out of the house. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Most of the time, those kicked out receive a criminal trespass warning. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The puck then kicked out to Matthew Tkachuk, who sent the pass to Brady Tkachuk in the left circle. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
  1. dismissed
  2. ejected
  3. chased
  4. outed
  5. banished
  6. cast out
  7. turned out
  8. ran off
Verb
  • Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle onto the road, according to the crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Then, safety Zechariah Poyser was ejected for targeting on FSU quarterback Ashton Daniels.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • Following a 33-32 victory over the New York Giants in Week 7 of the 2025 season while playing for the Denver Broncos, Greenlaw chased and verbally threatened referee Brad Allen as the officiating crew was leaving the field.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The discoveries that will change medicine a generation from now are probably being chased today by people asking questions no one else sees the value of yet.
    — Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of banished
Verb
  • Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • Trump carried by about 34 percentage points in the last presidential election, some Republican and independents turned out for Hamilton.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Oklahoma State University, which took over testing, had a strong lead this year, and a DNA packet sent to a possible relative turned out to be a match, said Rouse, the coroner.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of turned out
Verb
  • Police said Zayas ran off the bus and fled the scene but was arrested the next day in the 3600 block of Motor Avenue.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Near 73rd Street and Prospect, the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road, police said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran off

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“Kicked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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