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expelled
[ik-speld]
adjective
driven or forced out or away; discharged.
She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.
cut off from membership or participation.
An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of expel.
Other Word Forms
- unexpelled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of expelled1
Example Sentences
Bakker was eventually expelled from the Assemblies of God denomination and was sentenced to 45 years in prison for fraud.
His 17-year-old got expelled from school in February because he was caught with cannabis in his vape, and his 14-year-old was close to losing his school place recently because of a similar issue.
Niger's ruling junta has expelled French and US forces that had been heavily involved in the fight against jihadists.
Academics at Edinburgh University found that being expelled from school massively impacts young people's life chances in all the worst ways.
Carney's office said India and Canada had agreed to restore diplomatic services after both countries expelled top envoys.
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