LIQUIDATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidation

as in removal

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Recent Examples of liquidation Gedeon filed was placed in liquidation in August, with the program units allowed to continue trading while a buyer was sought and sales arm Terranoa shuttered immediately. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026 The hope is that an offer or some combination of offers would generate a greater value than a liquidation. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026 Chapter 7 bankruptcy will result in liquidation and sale of assets to help repay debts. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026 Instead of planning for a new version for 2027, LIV enters a liquidation phase. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 That fundamental fact resulted in LIV Golf’s lawyers announcing in bankruptcy court Thursday that the upstart league is pursuing full liquidation of assets. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Whether depositors recover money above the guarantee will depend on the outcome of the resolution process and a possible liquidation, said Gladys Vera, the pension fund’s finance manager. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Weil Gotshal, a restructuring guru that advised Lehman Brothers, General Motors, and other big companies on the edge of collapse, is now weighing its own liquidation, the Financial Times reported and Semafor can confirm. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 JetBlue is expanding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport while Spirit Airlines’ liquidation raises new privacy questions. — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Peña's removal bars him from the lifetime Senate seat granted to elected former presidents under Paraguay's Constitution, denying him the parliamentary immunity that would accompany it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Sciara’s med spa offers several services, including facials, cosmetic injectables, skincare consultations, laser hair removal, body waxing and more.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of removal

Noun

Amid slipping vaccination rates nationwide and the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation and rhetoric, the virus has come roaring back, and the country’s elimination status is likely to be stripped.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Dutch even saved Hudson from elimination during the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound for Glory last month.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of elimination

Noun

Two Columbia University Apartheid Divest activists, bemoaning their opposition, coauthored a June 2024 opinion article signaling overlap with the police abolition movement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Patricia Wenskunas, founder of the California advocacy nonprofit Crime Survivors, which opposed the abolition of the death penalty, criticized Newsom's decision.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of abolition

Noun

Born in Pamplona, Spain, in 1951, Bergasa was known for his black-and-white documentary photographs of rural festivals and rituals at risk of erasure.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
In both cases, the lives of Arabs and Muslims were devalued to the point of erasure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of erasure

Noun

Nelson doesn’t provide easy answers here or appear to attempt to make this film an advertisement for abolishment of capital punishment.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
The statement pointed to historic gains in the push for more diversity, including the abolishment of slavery and expanded voting rights.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of abolishment

Noun

Those individuals experienced delays in getting to medical appointments, cancellation fees and other issues as a result, the suit said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
In terms of travel insurance, the card offers baggage insurance, trip delay coverage, trip cancellation and interruption insurance and rental car coverage.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of cancellation

Noun

Both could have been considered lapsed Catholics, disillusioned with the church’s position on homosexuality and its insistence that divorcees get an annulment before remarriage.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman Carmen Electra married NBA star and actor Dennis Rodman in Vegas in 1998, and only nine days later, Rodman requested an annulment.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of annulment

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