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as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the disposal of troops along the ridge
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Recent Examples of disposal
But while creditors do have powerful collection tools at their disposal, there are also important protections in place for certain types of income, including disability.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Peloton charges $150 for expert assembly, which includes delivery to your room of choice, setup, and removal and disposal of packaging.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Dallas Police Department’s explosive disposal team searched and cleared the building, police wrote in the news release.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Video replays are now inaccessible to officials until the final two minutes of the game, meaning the bench has unseen angles at its disposal.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Peloton charges $150 for expert assembly, which includes delivery to your room of choice, setup, and removal and disposal of packaging.
—Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Dallas Police Department’s explosive disposal team searched and cleared the building, police wrote in the news release.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Video replays are now inaccessible to officials until the final two minutes of the game, meaning the bench has unseen angles at its disposal.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposal
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In both cases, no explanation was given for their removal.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fourth program, Shoreline’s Community Care employment program, hires individuals on the street to do jobs like street cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, landscaping, trash removal, and custodial and janitorial work.—
Reyna Huff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Editor Danielius Kokanauskis cuts these sequences with Swiss-clock precision, mirroring the cruel precision of Soviet bureaucracy.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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While Sturm sat Lohrei for the next power play after a similar situation in the loss to Toronto, and could have reasonably benched him after that horrendous sequence, Sturm did put him back on the ice.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Our cases involve senior scams and identity theft; abusive debt collection practices; deceptive loans; costly automatic renewal contracts; false advertising; price gouging and false weights for food items; and environmental violations such as toxic dumping.—
Summer Stephan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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After years of controversy surrounding the original’s dumping into Baltimore’s harbor six years ago, a replica of a Christopher Columbus sculpture was placed on the White House grounds on Sunday, according to numerous reports.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, March 30, Catholic Charities Dallas and the North Texas Food Bank will host a similar food distribution for airport employees at Dallas Love Field, with organizers expecting to serve at least 200 additional families.—
Lauren Crawford,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The news could spell big changes for how social media companies build algorithms, and how brands interact with customers on the platforms that make up a large part of their marketing distribution.—
Tim Smith,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ronald’s successor at the center of the story is Anthony Norman, another young man with an open face and an inviting disposition.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Before filing the Order to Show Cause, the Enforcement Division gives the subject the opportunity to resolve the matter through a disposition agreement.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are no Dear Leader tributes here, no extravagant gifts, no pay-to-play arrangements needed to fight fire with facts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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The arrangement could help some areas benefit from bond money, even if voters across the district are less supportive.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here, the theme is the ordering system itself.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Disposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposal. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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