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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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
Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Karl Mitchell is speaking with PEOPLE after officials in Nevada seized his seven tigers on Wednesday
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Authorities in Nevada removed seven tigers from a residence in Parumph early Wednesday morning.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Out in that distant remove, the temperature drops to about 90 Kelvin, or -298°F.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Last April, Grant sued X over its refusal to remove videos of a religiously motivated stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church that sparked rioting.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Karl Mitchell is speaking with PEOPLE after officials in Nevada seized his seven tigers on Wednesday
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Authorities in Nevada removed seven tigers from a residence in Parumph early Wednesday morning.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
The problem with these segments, as always, is not the impulse to get to know the queens more deeply, but that the formula actually keeps the audience at a remove rather than allowing us in.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Out in that distant remove, the temperature drops to about 90 Kelvin, or -298°F.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
Verb
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At the start of the TVLine video Q&A above (and below), series lead and co-creator Max Thieriot sheds some insight on his character’s questionable side hustle.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Through candid conversations on anxiety, depression, and addiction, interwoven with intimate comedic performances filmed in Key West, the film sheds light on the highs and lows of life in stand-up comedy and the complexities of lifelong friendship.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Waltz is now Trump's national security advisor, but Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Zoom in: The decision came shortly after USAGM special adviser Kari Lake withdrew an order to terminate the 2025 funding grant for VOA's sister broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Since 2019, five have been relocated and three have found mates and nested.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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This termination policy subjected tribal nations and reservation lands to state jurisdiction and relocated at least 200,000 Native people from tribal lands to urban centers.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Griffin launched a legal challenge and on April 4, a three-judge panel of the North Carolina court of appeals ruled 2-1 that the state's elections board erred in dismissing Griffin's protests about invalid election ballots.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Stocks temporarily jumped on speculation of a possibly delay in the tariffs, but the White House later dismissed talk of a pause.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Venice has one of its strongest City Section track teams, with distance standout Paul Tranquilla and 400-meter runner Nathaniel Santa Cruz ready to score points in multiple events.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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The latest example came last Tuesday in a Trump executive order aimed at the law firm Jenner & Block, stripping it and its lawyers of security clearances and access to government buildings.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
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His settlement with Giuffre led to the late Queen Elizabeth II removing her second son from the ranks of the working royal family and stripping him of his HRH title and military honors.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sacramento State moved up from non-scholarship Division II to scholarship Division I in 1991.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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