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
Great, but not exactly zero, which is why there is also a focus on carbon removals, which is also where the Science Based Targets are increasingly going.
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Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the minors want a preliminary injunction to block such removals.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, a federal judge blocked White House plans to return Guatemalan children to their home country, while another ruling Friday prevented efforts to fast-track removals of people found far from the southern border.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
DeSantis, in a press conference last month, said DHS had increased its speed of detainee removals.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In an order, the high court granted a request by the organization that removals be halted while the case unfolds.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
While two stocks were removed, Viper Energy and Insmed , removals don't always represent a change in Goldman's fundamental investment rating on a stock.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers looked at wolf abundance, the number killed in wolf hunting and by government removals, and livestock depredation in those states from 2005 to 2001, and found that the amount of livestock saved by killing a single wolf, roughly equaled 7% of a single cow.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
After that judge temporarily blocked those removals, Reuveni raised questions within the Justice Department about whether the Administration was, once again, ignoring a judge’s injunction.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the minors want a preliminary injunction to block such removals.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, a federal judge blocked White House plans to return Guatemalan children to their home country, while another ruling Friday prevented efforts to fast-track removals of people found far from the southern border.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
DeSantis, in a press conference last month, said DHS had increased its speed of detainee removals.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In an order, the high court granted a request by the organization that removals be halted while the case unfolds.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
While two stocks were removed, Viper Energy and Insmed , removals don't always represent a change in Goldman's fundamental investment rating on a stock.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers looked at wolf abundance, the number killed in wolf hunting and by government removals, and livestock depredation in those states from 2005 to 2001, and found that the amount of livestock saved by killing a single wolf, roughly equaled 7% of a single cow.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
After that judge temporarily blocked those removals, Reuveni raised questions within the Justice Department about whether the Administration was, once again, ignoring a judge’s injunction.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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