liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidationnext
as in removal

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Recent Examples of liquidation As the liquidation continues, Spirit Airlines plans to also auction its customer list, likely to draw a great deal of interest from other companies. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Momentum, leverage and crowding in the AI-buildout trade will not likely return to the extremes of June, which preceded the spectacular liquidation of the Situational Awareness hedge fund. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 But two years later, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment failed and was placed into Chapter 7 liquidation. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Sandy Hook families have yet to collect any money from Jones, who has waged lengthy appeals in state and bankruptcy courts as his company faces liquidation. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 About 2 in 3 people use Chapter 7, a form of financial liquidation. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Some securities Citadel bought during the July liquidation may have been sold at attractive prices. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Two North Texas Office Depot stores in Grapevine and Irving are holding liquidation sales with discounts ranging from 30% to 60% off. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidation
  1. removal
  2. elimination
  3. abolition
  4. erasure
  5. abolishment
  6. cancellation
  7. annulment
  8. defeasance
Noun
  • Geragos' motion comes days after another one of the men named in the civil suit filed a request in Albany State Supreme Court seeking James's removal, also citing alleged bias.
    — James Cirrone , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The pull strap seen above that light eases removal of the top panel.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of removal
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  • One loss from elimination, the Los Angeles Dodgers restored Shohei Ohtani to the top of the batting order for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Then on Thursday, with the Dodgers on the brink of elimination, one swing momentarily wiped all that away.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of elimination
Noun
  • The city had a large Black population, a storied history of abolition and an abundance of Black institutions, yet racial discrimination was still endemic.
    — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Democrat, who took office in January, has restricted local cooperation with immigration enforcement operations and repeatedly called for the abolition of ICE.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolition
Noun
  • In both cases, the lives of Arabs and Muslims were devalued to the point of erasure.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Not every erasure request will require every downstream output to disappear.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of erasure
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  • 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
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  • Measure recurring-donor acquisition by channel, conversion from one-time to monthly giving, early cancellation, retention, upgrades, additional gifts and net recurring revenue.
    — Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • 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
  • Rodman filed for an annulment just nine days later, though the pair reconciled before Electra ultimately filed for divorce in April 1999.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of annulment
Noun
  • A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
Definition of defeasance

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“Liquidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidation. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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