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banishment

[ban-ish-muhnt] / ˈbæn ɪʃ mənt /


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Let’s say you were ordered deported and you now faced banishment from your country.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

The first time the chests of chance were wheeled out to settle a banishment vote was back in episode five, when contestants couldn't decide whether to evict Reece or Amanda.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

It may not have been felonious enough to demand civil punishment, but it certainly required banishment from the game and from any of its rewards.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

In the rear of the skiff sat Edwin, a quiet, potbellied Tlingit elder who had helped arrange Cole’s banishment.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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