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as in removals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood
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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
In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
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
Denver public health officials do not investigate where illicit substances come from, Vigil said, but work proactively through drug testing and sharing information, harm reduction (such as syringe disposals or naloxone) and treatment options with people who use drugs.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 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
The company said the decline in profit for the year was due to a loss on disposals and higher restructuring costs as a result of accelerating its productivity program.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
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
Denver public health officials do not investigate where illicit substances come from, Vigil said, but work proactively through drug testing and sharing information, harm reduction (such as syringe disposals or naloxone) and treatment options with people who use drugs.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 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
The company said the decline in profit for the year was due to a loss on disposals and higher restructuring costs as a result of accelerating its productivity program.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposals
Noun
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Even after removals, your data can reappear months later.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Harnik / Getty Images DHS says the bonus stipend is part of a holiday season campaign aimed at accelerating removals and reducing taxpayer costs, with travel support typically considered less expensive than traditional detention and deportation operations.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The book has a lot of action sequences and also physical transformations.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Funeral arrangements are pending.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Involvement in structuring joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, activist takeover and defense, financing arrangements, and similar matters will all be considered.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The organization keeps the food banks in a rotation so distributions go out evenly, although the nonprofit also considers which pantries are most in need.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet even as deal activity and exits start to increase, fundraising from institutional investors continues to fall due to a lack of distributions and poor performance in many funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Disposals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposals. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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