1
as in to shed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
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2
as in to withdraw
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
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3
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
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as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center
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Recent Examples of remove
Embry Roberts,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
The best bundles remove friction and deliver a complete outcome; if customers have to think too hard about why the products belong together, the bundle is already broken.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Ryan Brennan
may 26,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2026
For so much of the season, Rachel is low-key stoned, which can keep her at a remove, even when things are getting really insane.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Verb
Slayton, however, notes that sugar is used to feed the yeast and bacteria in kombucha—and while some is removed during fermentation, the final amount can vary.
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Embry Roberts,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
The best bundles remove friction and deliver a complete outcome; if customers have to think too hard about why the products belong together, the bundle is already broken.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Noun
What contaminants does a whole house water filtration system remove?
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Ryan Brennan
may 26,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2026
For so much of the season, Rachel is low-key stoned, which can keep her at a remove, even when things are getting really insane.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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The bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute released a survey that sheds some more light on Melat Kiros win.
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About 71 percent of the SPAC’s cash pool stayed in the merger rather than being withdrawn by investors.
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This means they can be revised or withdrawn without legislation.
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They can also be used to keep the satellite in orbit over the years, or potentially relocate the satellite later down the line.
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However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.
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In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
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Freeney did not dismiss the business side of the arrangement.
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During a 2002 visitor survey, though, the majority of day-use visitors reported hiking 10 miles or less, and the most common distance hiked was 5 miles, Patterson reports.
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Dubbed Camp Meeker Cabin, the project strips mountain living back to its quieter essentials, while still embracing contemporary environmental design.
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Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes.
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Fire alarms sounded after a resident pulled the alarm, prompting crews to evacuate buildings as a precaution.
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Sorloth played high, facilitating Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard to rotate wide and pull deeper to get on the ball.
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To keep up with the fast-moving aerial acts, the app features an adjustable countdown timer set to the official schedule.
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If anyone shows signs of heat illness, promptly move them to a cool, shaded area.
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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