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run out of town

VERB
depose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demote dethrone dismiss impeach overthrow unseat
STRONG
bounce break can cashier chuck degrade displace downgrade eject subvert unfrock unmake upset
WEAK
boot out discrown drum out freeze out give heave-ho kick out remove from office ride out on rail send packing throw out throw out on ear uncrown
Antonyms
STRONG
allow obey promote upgrade
VERB
discharge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expel let go let one go remove terminate
STRONG
ax bounce bump bust can eject excuse fire give one notice lay off nix oust relieve supersede supplant
WEAK
boot out disencumber displace exempt freeze out kick out let off let out lock out ride out on rail show the door unload
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employ hire
STRONG
engage keep retain
WEAK
assign delegate

Example Sentences

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When these locations are forced to close, or run out of town by chains, it doesn’t just hurt the business owners, it damages the increasingly fragile sense of community.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

He was a first-round-pick-turned-bust who had been benched and run out of town by the New York Giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Often, you take over at a club where the previous manager has been run out of town, but that's not quite been the case at Spurs.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

The second half was the version that got Hackett run out of town.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2023

And then we are run out of town.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen