removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl 
Examples of removal in a Sentence
We arranged for the removal of the old car.
The city is having problems with trash removal.
Surgical removal of the tumor might be necessary.
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Zelensky’s removal was a key part of Russia’s plan to take over Ukraine – a project Moscow expected to complete in days.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In August 2009, 72-year-old William Wilkie died at his home after Heider performed an emergency appendix removal on him but discharged him from Lake Norman Regional Medical Center without prescribing antibiotics, says a wrongful death lawsuit filed in June 2010 by Wilkie’s widow, Brenda.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Some offer handles or Velcro closures for easy removal, while many are simply large versions of a basic rubber band.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Republicans say that Democratic calls for Noem’s removal make Trump pushing her out in the immediate future less likely.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In August 2009, 72-year-old William Wilkie died at his home after Heider performed an emergency appendix removal on him but discharged him from Lake Norman Regional Medical Center without prescribing antibiotics, says a wrongful death lawsuit filed in June 2010 by Wilkie’s widow, Brenda.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Some offer handles or Velcro closures for easy removal, while many are simply large versions of a basic rubber band.
—Jenessa Connor, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Republicans say that Democratic calls for Noem’s removal make Trump pushing her out in the immediate future less likely.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/removal. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl
: the act of removing : the fact of being removed
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