as in disposal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Recent Examples of removal
School board member Nick Melvoin demanded the removal of the National Guard and compared Trump’s heavy-handed response in Los Angeles to his delay in halting rioters who sought to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Following the removal of the 5k from the Grand Slam Track competition line-up, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher made a light-hearted pass at the league about trying to save the 5k with Boston Marathon champion and two-time Olympian Des Linden.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
On May 23, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that said the removal of books based on their content likely violated patrons' First Amendment right to access information.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Following the removal of the 5k from the Grand Slam Track competition line-up, two-time Olympian Kara Goucher made a light-hearted pass at the league about trying to save the 5k with Boston Marathon champion and two-time Olympian Des Linden.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for removal
Noun
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If Public Public companies have the most tools at their disposal to execute on a scalable btc treasury approach.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The discovery of three huge, unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. airforce during the conflict led to 20,500 people being moved out of the blast radius to safety as bomb disposal experts dove in.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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His outreach, captured visually in a handshake with the Chinese leader, came even as Ms. von der Leyen and the leadership of the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, continue to demand assurances from Beijing that the dumping would not accelerate.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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