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
At a private event at the Indiana Statehouse on October 14, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told state lawmakers and law enforcement officials the administration had carried out nearly 550,000 removals since the Republicans returned to office.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other community members oppose both the book removals and the fundraising campaign.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The affected Guardsmen were returned to their home station, though the department did not specify the reasoning for their removals.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
An initial 1,300 firings, which followed removals of CDC personnel in February and April, unfolded late last Friday, sparking widespread news coverage of losses.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The deliveries and removals are happening on the normal pick-up days, according to officials.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
In terms of patient safety, no short-term complications occurred among the eosinophilic patients, and none needed device revisions or removals.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The complaint asked the judge to order officials to reinstate the removed books and to bar Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez from ordering further removals from school libraries and curriculum.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Growth improved due to government interventions such as subsidy removals, which have resulted in higher revenues, a stronger naira currency, rising foreign reserves, and an increase in exports.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other community members oppose both the book removals and the fundraising campaign.
—Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The affected Guardsmen were returned to their home station, though the department did not specify the reasoning for their removals.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
An initial 1,300 firings, which followed removals of CDC personnel in February and April, unfolded late last Friday, sparking widespread news coverage of losses.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The deliveries and removals are happening on the normal pick-up days, according to officials.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
In terms of patient safety, no short-term complications occurred among the eosinophilic patients, and none needed device revisions or removals.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The complaint asked the judge to order officials to reinstate the removed books and to bar Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez from ordering further removals from school libraries and curriculum.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Growth improved due to government interventions such as subsidy removals, which have resulted in higher revenues, a stronger naira currency, rising foreign reserves, and an increase in exports.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removals
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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
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However, some higher-end models have built-in food-waste disposals, and pre-rinsing is not as efficient as scraping for modern dishwashers.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
25 Aug. 2025
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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 26 Oct. 2025.
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