remove 1 of 2

verb

ri-ˈmüv How to pronounce remove (audio)
Definition of removenext
1
as in to shed
to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

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

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

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4
as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got

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remove

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noun

as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center

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Recent Examples of remove
Verb
Guillen’s family waited anxiously as the same surgical team who treated Hawley four years before removed part of Guillen’s skull to release the pressure on her brain. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Ten years on, al-Sharaa was received at the White House as a head of state, and the State Department removed him from the terrorist list. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
Draining and rinsing removes, on average, 41 percent of the sodium. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 What contaminants does a whole house water filtration system remove? — Ryan Brennan may 26, Miami Herald, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for remove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
  1. shed
  2. withdraw
  3. relocate
  4. dismiss
  5. distance
  6. strip
  7. pull
  8. move
Verb
  • SentinelOne — The cybersecurity stock shed almost 4% after the company issued a weak outlook for current-quarter and full-year earnings per share.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Getting an up-close look at Ship, the company said, would shed light on how its heat shield held up during the flight — key information that could advance the development of Starship, which is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • The defendants’ decision not to question a witness did not amount to carrying out the agreements, the government argued, because the agreements did not require that action and the defendants had not withdrawn their pending motions.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s parliament is debating a bill to withdraw from the NPT, according to Iranian lawmakers.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • Food spoiled during the outage, and the family temporarily relocated to Lucky’s mother’s home.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In response to a successful challenge, library staff have to relocate the material to an area inaccessible to minors, the law says.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • On Wednesday, lawyers for Gomez filed a motion to dismiss the artist from the suit, and said she should have never been dragged into the case in the first place.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • To study dark energy, Roman will measure how gravity bends light across large cosmic distances — creating a 3D map of dark matter in the process.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of distance
Verb
  • After Winston completed a 15-yard pass to Braxton Berrios, McCrary-Ball stripped the receiver, and Stiggers recovered the fumble in the end zone for a touchback.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s efforts to strip public radio and television stations of federal funds and the steep downward profit-losing trend for commercial newsrooms has meant, Ward said, that newsrooms have severely scaled back operations.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Pratt fouled off Thornton’s first pitch and then pulled back his bat on the second one, a fastball right down the middle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • The Moon in Pisces moves through your 6th House of Work, Health, and Daily Routines while making an awkward angle to Venus in Libra and your 1st House of Self.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Acceptance moves you out of frustration and into a place of proactivity.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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