removing

verb

present participle of remove
1
as in stripping
to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

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

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

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4
as in dismissing
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 removing But automakers like Tesla, Volkswagen and Volvo have been removing AM radios from some newer models over the past few years, especially electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, since EV motors affect the sound. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Compatible Galaxy phones use Galaxy AI Photo Assist, which includes tools for moving, removing and adding objects in a photo. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Another worry all unions share is whether removing an individual’s identity from data is enough to protect privacy. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The core of the lawsuit alleges that the sports authority legislation does not treat all Kansas cities the same, removing certain local government powers away from Wyandotte County and KCK. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 By removing the need to overdye the resulting textiles, Recover says manufacturers can reduce processing time, environmental impacts and material costs. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 About 50 employees signed off on an email to leadership expressing concerns and providing suggestions, such as evaluating clutter and removing items like pillows that are hotspots for the insects. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 This can help decrease anxiety and increase confidence by removing the pressure of one ideal performance and shifting focus to the present moment. — Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 Seagliders take off and land on water, removing the need for runway infrastructure. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removing
  1. stripping
  2. withdrawing
  3. relocating
  4. dismissing
  5. shedding
  6. pulling
  7. transferring
  8. sacking
Verb
  • Zelensky was quick to decry the deal, which undercuts one of Ukraine’s central strategies of stripping Moscow of revenue from diesel exports.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Tens of millions have been removed from lists, and opposition parties say the commission is stripping out eligible voters to benefit Modi’s BJP, claims the BJP and the commission deny.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
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  • The Republican governor, who has aggressively used the death penalty in his final term, signed a letter Thursday withdrawing the death warrant for William Lee Thompson.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Despite receiving several reports of John and Thompson being seen on security camera footage and John withdrawing money from an ATM, police were unable to locate them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
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  • The family lived in Turner, Maine, before relocating to Buckfield.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Department of Defense Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael addressed Luckey's involvement with the Pentagon in comments to CNBC on Tuesday, dismissing any concerns about a potential conflict of interest.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Vance’s comments last week came in response to Cruz openly discussing a potential 2028 run and dismissing a question about whether the vice president had already locked down the party’s nomination with two years to go.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissing
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  • There are some great deals on leave-in conditioner and hair masks, too, like this smoothing formula from L’Oréal Paris, plus strand-thickening formulas that can help add density and control shedding in thinning areas.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • What’s happening Oral supplements are increasingly being pitched as a first stop for hair shedding, with brands promising fuller strands in as little as three months.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shedding
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  • In addition to pulling TikTok ads in the US, the policy will also restrict them in Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cyclovia is about people who have turned a simple machine into a way of surviving, celebrating and dreaming, and John’s whole body of work is about pulling Latin stories out of the margins and into the centre of the culture.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • An event can therefore become less about transferring information and more about creating the conditions where useful decisions and relationships develop.
    — Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • McCullar, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound native of San Antonio, Texas, played during the 2022-23 and ’23-24 seasons at KU after transferring from Texas Tech, then was selected by Phoenix with the 56th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferring
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  • The Miami pass rush had been building toward a breakout game and finally got it against Minnesota, sacking quarterback Kyler Murray four times and hitting him on several other occasions.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins got constant pressure on the former first overall pick, sacking him four times.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking

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“Removing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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