LIQUIDATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidation

as in removal

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Recent Examples of liquidation The suspense heading into July has centered on whether the semis could cool off and reset without a messy liquidation that destabilized the rest of the tape. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Gumede’s consortium bought Tongaat Hulett out of near liquidation earlier this year, taking control of a business whose mills and grower networks anchor rural economies across Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 But there won’t be any buying for Saks Off Fifth, which will continue to operate with its remaining 12 stores purely as a liquidation channel, after closing 57 units. — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 As Spirit’s liquidation efforts continue, other airlines are jockeying to either occupy its space at FLL or expand from their current operations. — Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 In January of this year, the companies filed a motion for Chapter 7 liquidation, but a judge denied that bid and ordered Chapter 11 trustees for both to operate the businesses and oversee finances. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 For example, the company's store in Spokane said in a recent Instagram post that the store's liquidation sale has already started and should run through August or September. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 June 2026 The business, which appeared to be a liquidation store, was located in a commercial plaza within walking distance of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 After that, Olivia will assess inventory for liquidation sale plans. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee may 27, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

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Noun

In severe cases, particularly when other treatments have failed, a hysterectomy with or without removal of the ovaries may also be considered.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Refer to your owner’s manual for specific filter removal instructions.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

Definition of removal

Noun

The elimination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal team by Spain also likely affected prices for that quarterfinal because his global fan base is known to increase ticket prices.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Given that genocide involves mass murder and the destruction of life, including the elimination of access to food and medicine, its definition in the Rome Statute overlaps to some extent with the broader definition of crimes against humanity.

— Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of elimination

Noun

Once free, Jennings served the abolition movement, wrote the first White House memoir, and witnessed his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
In those days, there were divinity-school students from Yale, Andover, and Amherst preaching abolition and establishing schools throughout the frontier.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of abolition

Noun

Juneteenth commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States.

— Danielle Broadway, Parents, 19 June 2026
Its video shows Omar — at about four minutes into her speech — calling for the abolishment of ICE and for then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment.

— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Definition of abolishment

Noun

Clean energy projects accounted for 93 percent of those project cancellations.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
For 45 years, Marathon Weekend has been anchored to the first Sunday in October, but since extreme heat forced the cancellation of the marathon and 10-mile races in 2023, the marathon has been run under elevated Event Alert System readings.

— Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of cancellation

Noun

Cyrus and Johanna Rosie Scholem, known as FireRose, had only been married for seven months before their split, with the country music star asking the court for an annulment on the grounds of fraud.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
After that ended in an annulment, Paschel went on to wed three more times (in 1998, 2007 and 2015) and fathered at least four children, including his late son Kazhem, who died in March 2018 at 13 months old.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

Definition of annulment

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