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adjective

ri-ˈmüvd How to pronounce removed (audio)
Definition of removednext
as in away
not close in time or space an island far removed from the mainland

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removed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of remove
1
as in stripped
to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

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2
as in withdrew
to take away from a place or position he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

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3
as in relocated
to change the place or position of please remove that chair to the other room

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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got

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Recent Examples of removed
Adjective
Segers has made his Instagram account private and removed videos from his YouTube channel. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Freedom School event features banned authors Works by Reynolds and Thomas are among hundreds of removed and challenged titles the Des Moines Register has documented across Iowa using the state's open records law since Senate File 496 passed in 2023. — Samantha Hernandez, Des Moines Register, 10 July 2026
Verb
Using gentle, rhythmic movements, an MLD therapist guides fluid around areas where lymph nodes or vessels have been damaged or removed. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 If your home is connected to a sewer, the water travels to a treatment plant where solids and contaminants are removed. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for removed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removed
  1. away
  2. stripped
  3. withdrew
  4. relocated
  5. dismissed
  6. far
  7. shed
  8. pulled
Adjective
  • The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced an investigation after Al Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves appeared to be taunted by the chants during their away league win on Saturday.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The day Pribble was arrested, Tracy High’s undefeated Bulldogs varsity football team won their away game in a 56-0 rout of the Lathrop High School Spartans.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of away
Verb
  • While Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been stripped of citizenship and deported to the West Bank or Gaza, no Jewish Israeli citizen has ever had their citizenship revoked.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Higher ticket items are more likely to be resold, partially recycled or stripped for their materials such as gemstones.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of stripped
Verb
  • One candidate for the job, Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, publicly withdrew from consideration last week.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000 on opening night but withdrew from the shorter race, saying his fitness wasn't good enough for two races so close together in the wake of Achilles surgery earlier this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • They were written between the era of their courtship, starting in 1762, through their time as the second president and first lady up until 1801, spanning their few months in the new White House relocated to its current location in Virginia.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • They were given the option to apply for other city jobs, but with no guarantee they’d actually be relocated.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of relocated
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  • In California, a federal judge this month dismissed the administration’s challenge to school sports policies allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their gender identity.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Netanyahu dismissed the allegations, and is suing Levi and several other Israelis who have made similar charges.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • Seeing such a slithery tourist this far north is rare but not unheard of.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Bartlett was virtually unmarked and ripped a low shot into the far corner with Lloris frozen in net.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of far
Verb
  • Nitta said the Emergence experiment is the first to shed light on how AI agents collude to bypass guardrails and break confinement, as OpenAI has yet to release all of its findings from the Hugging Face incident.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Celebración de los Árboles Lisle, Illinois At The Morton Arboretum, Celebración de los Árboles (September 26-27) sheds light on the arboretum’s conservation work to protect threatened trees and ecosystems in Latin America.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • Abu Dhabi’s Etihad is taking the same muscular approach, adding more than 20 aircraft and new routes to Europe, Africa, and China as other long-haul carriers have pulled back.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Removed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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