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 That work has included disposing of most of the furniture that was in the building and removing old ceiling tiles as part of abatement efforts, Tomlinson said. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 The practice of removing shark fins is banned across the region. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Plus, safety Coby Bryant, signed to a $40 million contract in March, recently had knee surgery that may keep him out the entire season, removing a big-time playmaker and leader from the team’s plans. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The manipulations ranged from removing background noise to copying and pasting data to fabricate results. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 While the restaurant has slowly been removing Café Trio menu items and adding new ones for Louie’s Reserve, all changes will be effective by its grand opening dates on Wednesday and Thursday. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Whether removing identifying information is sufficient to protect privacy is uncertain. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 At this time, the Bureau of Land Management is removing thousands of wild horses from the lands out West — thousands that will need rescuing! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Workers are removing old paint and rust before applying a white primer and then a final coat of orange paint, according to a social media post. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removing
  1. stripping
  2. withdrawing
  3. relocating
  4. dismissing
  5. shedding
  6. pulling
  7. transferring
  8. sacking
Verb
  • Rasmussen was moved to chairman, effectively stripping him of day-to-day authority.
    — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Mikel Arteta has spent years stripping unhelpful sentimentality out of Arsenal.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripping
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  • The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous energy projects end up withdrawing entirely from the process.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • Cities and smaller communities across the country are competing for remote workers with thousands of dollars in cash, housing assistance, coworking memberships, and other perks designed to make relocating a little easier.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One pair flipped traditional construction on its head, relocating the waistband and pockets to the leg hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocating
Verb
  • Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissing
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  • Isla Fisher is shedding light on her life since separating from Sacha Baron Cohen.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Contributor Stewart Savin put this model to the test by cleaning up after her 60-pound German Shepherd rescue mix, whose shedding season is 365 days a year.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shedding
Verb
  • Conceiving it is one thing, pulling it off another entirely, and here Ballard’s technique and execution were flawless.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Bitcoin was rejected at $79,500, pulling back to $76,000 after a strong rally from $63,000.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • Such attention to detail is normalized in a scientific setting - using extreme caution when transferring substances from surface to surface is standard practice.
    — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The agencies have historically planned transit service independently even though transit riders often use more than one service — for instance, taking a CTA bus to a Metra train station, or transferring from a Pace bus to the CTA.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
  • But so far, the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and has backpedalled, allowing Russia to participate.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
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“Removing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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