forces out
Drives from place
Forces out means compels someone to leave a position, organization, or place against their will.
The phrase typically describes removal from power or employment: The board forces out executives who underperform, Scandal forced out the mayor.
In baseball, forcing out is retiring a runner by touching the base they're obligated to advance to before they arrive.
- deportExpel from a country
- dispossessesDeprives of property
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- evictRemove from property legally
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