DISPOSALS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

disposals

noun

plural of disposal

as in removals

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

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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

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Noun

The shift from removals scattered on many smaller lots to mass clearings on a handful of properties is backed up by permitting data, the assessment notes.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Incogni, Optery, and Privacy Bee all cost less and automate removals on more broker sites than Kanary does.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of removals

Noun

Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The second book, Shift, consists of alternating flashback sequences, telling both the origin story of the silos and tales from past rebellions.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 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

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Critics argue such arrangements force consumers to pay for surplus electricity, although Manga said such guarantees were necessary to secure financing for capital-intensive projects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The dollar’s dominance will erode more rapidly, with its share of global foreign exchange reserves perhaps falling below 50 percent as bilateral currency arrangements proliferate and the pricing of commodities diversifies.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrangements

Noun

The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

Definition of dispositions

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In the meantime, the district is holding mobile food distributions for students in various neighborhoods the rest of the week after receiving state permission to do so.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Incentive trusts can tie distributions to education, employment, or specific milestones rather than releasing funds all at once.

— Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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