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
IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Eudia and Haroun used the Summit to announce a major expansion of their AI for Good initiative, investing resources to remove systemic barriers and foster economic mobility and opportunity, especially for Arizona’s underserved communities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Talking about the shooting, Hiaasen seemed torn between a brother’s anguish and a journalist’s critical remove.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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While the bill passed this year’s legislative session, language regarding cameras was removed.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Eudia and Haroun used the Summit to announce a major expansion of their AI for Good initiative, investing resources to remove systemic barriers and foster economic mobility and opportunity, especially for Arizona’s underserved communities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Once peppers are wrinkled and dry, remove stems, cut into small pieces, and turn them into powder with a spice or coffee bean grinder.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Talking about the shooting, Hiaasen seemed torn between a brother’s anguish and a journalist’s critical remove.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
Verb
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Randy Travis' wife is shedding light on his scary brush with death.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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As today’s world faces rising sea levels driven by climate change, the researchers hope to shed light on how Stone Age societies adapted to shifting coastlines more than eight millennia ago.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Details of Russia’s offer on Donetsk are not public, but Russia is reportedly offering to freeze the frontline positions at Zhaporzhzhia and Kherson, and withdraw from territory in Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, in exchange for Ukraine handing over the rest of the Donbas.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb Sophie, a former Chicago magazine editor relocates to small-town Texas and gets drawn into a seductive, dangerous social circle of glamorous women with a dark secret.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Sweden's historic Kiruna Church needed to be relocated due to an expanding iron ore mine in the area.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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North Korea has dismissed the idea, saying Trump must accept it as a nuclear state.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, the last two questions deal with documents relating to plans to eventually dismiss more employees and wind down operations of USAGM.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His role is not to cook each service — the ship has its own small brigade of brilliant chefs — but to design and oversee menus that can be accomplished at sea with consistency equal to a five-star hotel, while working within the constraints of distance, storage, and space.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Tucked in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe (just a stone’s throw from Heavenly Village and within walking distance of the area’s buzzy restaurants and shops) sits a vintage roadside motel turned sleek boutique lodge.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The topic of redistricting has been at the national forefront since Texas unveiled an aggressive plan to strip the Democrats of five congressional seats, threatening a nationwide gerrymandering arms race.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Aug. 2025
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Core inflation – a price measure that strips out erratic food and energy prices – ticked higher in July, indicating three consecutive months of rising inflation for many goods.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t much different than Magic Johnson pulling a Homer.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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That move apparently was made to pull the Heat below the luxury tax line, which Miami does not want to surpass this season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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That strength lies in curiosity—a disciplined practice of noticing what’s missing, challenging assumptions, and exploring ambiguity even when moving forward quickly feels easier.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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