REMOVALS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

removals

noun

plural of removal

as in disposals

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless a product for the removal of warts

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Recent Examples of removals In July 2026, humanoid robots performed live laparoscopic gallbladder removals on a patient for the first time. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 The judge found that the three did, in fact, violate the charter, which states that council members may not interfere with appointments or removals in the city manager’s office, or give orders to the city manager’s subordinates. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 In response to follow-up questions from The Bee, DHS sent a second statement Thursday afternoon that stated officers were attempting to locate one specific man who had two prior removals and listed the commercial building as his address. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The Supreme Court last year stayed a lower-court order that had imposed additional procedural requirements on third-country removals while litigation continued. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Crews are completing structural steel removals and repairs on the north and south trunnion towers. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The shift from removals scattered on many smaller lots to mass clearings on a handful of properties is backed up by permitting data, the assessment notes. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Incogni, Optery, and Privacy Bee all cost less and automate removals on more broker sites than Kanary does. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Reddit’s recently revamped AI moderation tools were apparently responsible for the removals, the moderators believe. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

There may also be some disposals — again, part of Lewis’s winning formula at Tesco over six years.

— Ian King, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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Noun

Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.

— Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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