removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl 
Examples of removal in a Sentence
We arranged for the removal of the old car.
The city is having problems with trash removal.
Surgical removal of the tumor might be necessary.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The mixture was especially stuck to the hair from his eyebrows, eyelashes and three-day-old stubble, making its removal a long and painful process that involved Lorne Michaels calling in a plastic surgeon pal.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
And while the developer, DESRI, pointed out that the company has reduced the project’s tree removal quantity by about 30% since earlier designs, a state agency letter stated that the project would still involve cutting down about 3,700 blue and native oak trees.
—Chaewon Chung
updated October 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Personal data removal services can help reduce your exposure by scrubbing this information from hundreds of these sites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for removal
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/removal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl
: the act of removing : the fact of being removed
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