banish
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In 2005, an NBA dress code asked players to dress "business casual" while representing the sport - an attempt to banish streetwear from the league.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Moments later Cronin was grabbing the kid’s shirt and leading him to the baseline, where he ordered an assistant coach to remove him from the court area and banish him to the locker room.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“The Traitors’ plan is to banish Ron, but I don’t have that in me .
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
The European Union and the trans-Atlantic community sought to create a rules-based international order of democratic states to banish such horrors from the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Lola was required only to remain silent about the truth, banish it and forget it entirely, and persuade herself not of some contrary tale, but simply of her own uncertainty.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing banish
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 6
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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