1
as in to shed
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
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2
as in to withdraw
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
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3
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
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4
as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center
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Recent Examples of remove
Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
His strategy: remove the stick, dunk the corn dog in water and swallow.
—Amelia Wu
july 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Extreme caricatures of secondary figures (ancient maid, assorted daft gentry) keep us at an even further remove than the cameras do.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As the proceedings to remove San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from office enter the most critical stage, the secrecy must end.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
His strategy: remove the stick, dunk the corn dog in water and swallow.
—Amelia Wu
july 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
But where Hockney’s L.A. is all about remove and the fantasy of utopia, Cardoso’s L.A. lives among the people, places and scenes that drive the city.
—Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Extreme caricatures of secondary figures (ancient maid, assorted daft gentry) keep us at an even further remove than the cameras do.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
Verb
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The purchase agreement gave the state an easement for recreational access for nearly 140 acres, and another 120 acres — including the former tobacco sheds on Hoskins Road — was earmarked as farmland preservation.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Companies are shedding roles rapidly, and the employees without AI skills are the ones getting hit first.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Topline Half of the roughly 4,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles last month amid immigration raid protests will be withdrawn, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, calling off the soldiers weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully tried to block their deployment.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Stanley said crews were initially able to fight the fire near a chlorine leak at a water treatment facility, but eventually had to withdraw due to safety concerns for pilots who could breathe toxic fumes.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Industry sources report that several Hungarian companies are already considering relocating operations to more crypto-friendly jurisdictions in the Baltics or elsewhere in Europe.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Eight horses died in the blaze, while Cox and the homeowners saved 10 others that have relocated to other stables in the area.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
12 July 2025
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The felony charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they can't be refiled.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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In previous cycles, price booms were often dismissed as driven by hype, memes, and momentum.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Bears like to keep their distance from groups of people.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Šefčovič reiterated on Monday his belief that a deal had been within touching distance before Trump’s latest tariff salvo.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The city has to strip the boxes of the black paint and once they are cleaned up the Girl Scouts can try again.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Trees sturdy enough to survive the catastrophe were stripped to a pale almond-colored nude.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Residents of several communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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