as in disposals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Recent Examples of removals
However, the 94-page complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleged ACS is violating the constitutional rights of mostly families of color by relying on emergency removals in cases that are not true emergencies.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Larissa MacFarquhar reports on a new class-action lawsuit that is challenging these emergency removals.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
In the United States, large dam removals have shown how quickly rivers can recover once barriers come down.
—Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
With deportation agreements shrouded in secrecy, Human Rights Watch urges Washington to halt third-country removals and presses Mexico to guarantee due process, medical care and legal status pathways.
—Anna-Catherine Brigida, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Future removals, offsets, shifting baselines, and technological breakthroughs can keep many strategies plausible at once.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
While a lower court placed a stay on removals while the litigation was pending, the Supreme Court lifted the stay in June 2025.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Jakarta authorities have responded with mass removals, targeting the janitor fish in city waterways.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Henry, hardscaping should play a major role in decisions like plant bed locations and tree placements to prevent unnecessary repairs, removals, and renovations in the future.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Larissa MacFarquhar reports on a new class-action lawsuit that is challenging these emergency removals.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
In the United States, large dam removals have shown how quickly rivers can recover once barriers come down.
—Radina Gigova, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
With deportation agreements shrouded in secrecy, Human Rights Watch urges Washington to halt third-country removals and presses Mexico to guarantee due process, medical care and legal status pathways.
—Anna-Catherine Brigida, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Future removals, offsets, shifting baselines, and technological breakthroughs can keep many strategies plausible at once.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
While a lower court placed a stay on removals while the litigation was pending, the Supreme Court lifted the stay in June 2025.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Jakarta authorities have responded with mass removals, targeting the janitor fish in city waterways.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Henry, hardscaping should play a major role in decisions like plant bed locations and tree placements to prevent unnecessary repairs, removals, and renovations in the future.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removals
Noun
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The company, advised by Rothschild, is exploring ways to raise fresh money, including asset disposals such as real estate, a source close to the matter said, confirming the Bloomberg report.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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
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“Removals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removals. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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