as in disposals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Recent Examples of removals
Beyond simple removals, the tech giant is focusing on long-term safety and victim advocacy.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Child welfare authorities also call police to assist with emergency foster care removals, or to go with a worker on a home or hospital visit.
—Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Herr said typical calls for snow and ice dam removals take about an hour, but the cost and the amount of time spent depends on the roof and its size.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The executive branch must be permitted sufficient flexibility to ensure our nation’s borders are secure and to have enough authority to conduct thorough inspections and removals.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2026
The administration has quadrupled deportations in the country's interior in part by massively increasing removals of immigrants without criminal records, a recent study by the Deportation Data Project found.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Public lands advocates, such as the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), say that the removals are an attempt to erase history.
—Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Supporting the installation of 5,000 clean energy systems and the addition of 50 acres of green infrastructure, including pavement removals, new rain gardens, and the planting of trees and native vegetation.
—Jon Murray, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Analysts caution that the lack of transparency makes definitive conclusions difficult, yet say the pattern of removals itself signals a system under strain.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Child welfare authorities also call police to assist with emergency foster care removals, or to go with a worker on a home or hospital visit.
—Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Herr said typical calls for snow and ice dam removals take about an hour, but the cost and the amount of time spent depends on the roof and its size.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
The executive branch must be permitted sufficient flexibility to ensure our nation’s borders are secure and to have enough authority to conduct thorough inspections and removals.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2026
The administration has quadrupled deportations in the country's interior in part by massively increasing removals of immigrants without criminal records, a recent study by the Deportation Data Project found.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Public lands advocates, such as the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), say that the removals are an attempt to erase history.
—Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Supporting the installation of 5,000 clean energy systems and the addition of 50 acres of green infrastructure, including pavement removals, new rain gardens, and the planting of trees and native vegetation.
—Jon Murray, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Analysts caution that the lack of transparency makes definitive conclusions difficult, yet say the pattern of removals itself signals a system under strain.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removals
Noun
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In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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The department says of the 3,077 full inspections this year, 349 of them involved food disposals.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Removals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removals. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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