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as in stripping
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
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as in withdrawing
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
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as in relocating
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
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“Removing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.
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