as in away
not close in time or space
an island far removed from the mainland
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as in stripped
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
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as in withdrew
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got
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Recent Examples of removed
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
After aeration, your lawn will look uniformly punctured (ready for yard fertilizer or grass seed) and may be spotted with clumps of removed soil.
—Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Wagner believed the kid, four days removed from his 24th birthday, had the goods for this moment.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The mission aimed to deploy eight Starlink simulator satellites and test the vehicle's reentry system with 100 removed heat-shield tiles.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
After aeration, your lawn will look uniformly punctured (ready for yard fertilizer or grass seed) and may be spotted with clumps of removed soil.
—Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
Verb
That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Wagner believed the kid, four days removed from his 24th birthday, had the goods for this moment.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for removed
Adjective
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Cristhian Paredes scored the only goal in a win over LAFC the last time out, bringing an end to its run of five away games without a victory.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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In those days, the players would travel to away games by bus up U.S. Route 81 and stop in Nocona to pick up new gloves or drop old ones off for repairs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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Belichick, always an insular coach, further withdrew during that season amid his team’s struggles, according to team sources with knowledge of the situation.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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In June, Musk withdrew the original complaint filed in a San Francisco state court and later refiled in federal court.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2025
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His family have since relocated to the UK.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Seeking to deepen her impact, Lahar left Columbia after three years and eventually relocated from New York to Israel and joined Tech2Peace to pioneer innovative approaches to fostering collaboration and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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However, five months later, Johansson’s request for the restraining order was forced to be dismissed after the papers were unable to be served to her alleged stalker.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rodgers dismissed three of Rashada’s other counts Tuesday, almost four months after a hearing.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even the brilliant drone attacks that Zelensky launched, at the beginning of June, against Russian airfields in the far interior, were a maneuver in the endgame that strengthened his bargaining position rather than reversing the outcome of the war.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The diminutive Argentine ghosted between defenders, leapt high behind 6ft 2in center back Rio Ferdinand and met the ball with a perfect header, looping it past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar into the far corner of the net.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The purchase agreement gave the state an easement for recreational access for nearly 140 acres, and another 120 acres — including the former tobacco sheds on Hoskins Road — was earmarked as farmland preservation.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Companies are shedding roles rapidly, and the employees without AI skills are the ones getting hit first.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.—
Taylor Brown,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Removed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removed. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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