banish

We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Peter Stolypin, one of the most accomplished Russian statesmen of the era, loathed Rasputin but couldn’t convince the czar to banish him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He also claims that the prince fears that his brother, the future king, "could remove all the Sussexes' titles and effectively banish him from Britain".

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

History reminds us big stand offs between London and Washington, such as the UK resisting American pressure to send troops to Vietnam, don't have to banish relations to a perpetual deep freeze.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

“I am the warrior. I am he who called. Who among you dares banish Ares, my bond?”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

This World Cup win at least banishes one of Egypt's ghosts.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

Pierre plays the cruel Duke Frederick, who banishes his brother, among others, to the Forest of Arden in this tale of camouflage, love and self discovery.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

This act revolves around his favorite daughter, Brünnhilde, whom he banishes from the gods for disobeying her father even though she was only doing what she knew he wanted deep down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

And then something happens that banishes even that mystery from my head.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

After they were banished early on, a theory spread on social media that they were voted out because the other celebrities didn't know them that well.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

By the time national-team stars such as Gianluigi Buffon returned to Juve, the club had been banished to the second tier and stripped of two league titles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was a note of caution that showed questions about the Games' future had not been banished as the 2026 Games closed on Sunday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Orpheus tries to rescue his love, but his faith in her is tested on their return to the top — if he turns back to see if she’s there, she’ll be banished to Hadestown forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Enrique is banished to a tiny stone building seven feet behind the house but a world away.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Five years later, Madison Square Garden was planted atop it, banishing sunlight and driving commuters into a subterranean maze of passageways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

South Korea has an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment -- the last prisoners were executed in 1997 -- with a death sentence effectively banishing Yoon to life behind bars.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Not every present is greeted with delight - so instead of banishing them to the back of a cupboard, how can you get rid of them without causing offence?

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

In case you’ve forgotten where “Stranger Things” left us, Vecna revealed that Eleven accidentally created him by banishing him to the Upside Down.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025

I wondered if Dad had agreed to it because of his guilt for banishing Mr. Bykovski to the mine.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam