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
While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Judge orders his deportation An immigration judge ordered his removal in November, refusing to hear his asylum bid because he was found to be a human rights violator, according to an ICE spokesman and his lawyer.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Before settling in California, Cal Matters reported, the paint companies hired lobbyists and spent $6 million to push a ballot measure that would have eliminated their liability and called for the state government to pay for paint removal.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
But in a statement addressing his removal, Aguilar said Berkeley’s independent police oversight system is experiencing a hobbling pressure that’s being felt nationwide.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Judge orders his deportation An immigration judge ordered his removal in November, refusing to hear his asylum bid because he was found to be a human rights violator, according to an ICE spokesman and his lawyer.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Before settling in California, Cal Matters reported, the paint companies hired lobbyists and spent $6 million to push a ballot measure that would have eliminated their liability and called for the state government to pay for paint removal.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
But in a statement addressing his removal, Aguilar said Berkeley’s independent police oversight system is experiencing a hobbling pressure that’s being felt nationwide.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for removal
Noun
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Iran has a number of tools at its disposal should war break out with the US or Israel.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The company believes that directional borehole disposal could provide robust and deep isolation for many types of radioactive waste, provide flexibility in repository siting, as well as allow for modular implementation adaptable to specific waste management programs and inventories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even Cleveland did some salary-dumping outside of the Garland-for-Harden blockbuster.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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My makeup bag is a dumping ground for lip liner stains that have disappointed me, but these have their own special jar.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removal. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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