disposals

noun

plural of disposal
1
as in removals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood

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2
as in sequences
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 disposals There may also be some disposals — again, part of Lewis’s winning formula at Tesco over six years. — Ian King, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Clean and flush out drains and disposals well after each use for food preparation. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 The department says of the 3,077 full inspections this year, 349 of them involved food disposals. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth. — Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The disposals violated various state environmental and unfair competition laws. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 The increasing number of disposals might spark concerns about Starlink debris landing over populated areas. — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025 The source takes consolation in the recognition that land transfers, disposals, and transfer of mineral rights takes time — often years. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposals
  1. removals
  2. sequences
  3. dumpings
  4. arrangements
  5. dispositions
  6. distributions
Noun
  • According to reports, the first CO₂ removals are expected to begin sometime in late 2027.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At first, Feeley and ICE officials said the temporary removals of detainees from Krome and other South Florida immigration facilities totaled 47 and resulted from fire threats in June and other factors, such as a lack of beds.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of removals
Noun
  • The trailer establishes the film’s visual ambition through high-octane action sequences and production design that spans multiple geographical and temporal settings.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
  • Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.
    — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of dumpings
Noun
  • In a 2023 appearance on the podcast Lipstick on the Rim, Cameron Diaz spoke out in favor of unconventional living arrangements.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • These rates change monthly and serve as the IRS's minimum interest rates for many private loans and financing arrangements.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrangements
Noun
  • The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of dispositions
Noun
  • Besides receiving a paycheck from the S Corporation, owners also receive distributions from the company’s profits according to the business’s governing documents.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Those clubs own major stakes in RSNs, whose distributions are not included in the revenue-sharing formula.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributions

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