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as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the disposal of troops along the ridge
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Recent Examples of disposal
Specialized handling and disposal will be required, city officials said.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Waste disposal would be a problem for any off-world settlement, and researchers have long wondered if the wastewater from astronauts could be used to fertilize crops and sustain farming without importing fertilizer from the Earth — solving two potential problems at the same time.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Having the Ballon d'Or runner up at his disposal in Saudi Arabia is a boost for Ancelotti, but Madrid still plans to appeal the suspension on the whole.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If the New York appeals court denies his request for an emergency stay, Mr. Trump has other options at his disposal, including asking the federal appeals court to intervene.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Waste disposal would be a problem for any off-world settlement, and researchers have long wondered if the wastewater from astronauts could be used to fertilize crops and sustain farming without importing fertilizer from the Earth — solving two potential problems at the same time.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Having the Ballon d'Or runner up at his disposal in Saudi Arabia is a boost for Ancelotti, but Madrid still plans to appeal the suspension on the whole.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If the New York appeals court denies his request for an emergency stay, Mr. Trump has other options at his disposal, including asking the federal appeals court to intervene.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposal
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There is no discussing requests for removal from the consent calendar and no motion is required – simply the director’s request that the item be removed.Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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The president-elect has also indicated that his administration will prioritize the removal of migrants with criminal backgrounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Bears offensive issues were the primary factor in their returning from Indianapolis 1-2 — from the strip-sack to Williams’ two interceptions to a painful first-half red-zone sequence in which the Bears ran 10 plays inside the 20 and four from the 4 or closer and didn’t score any points.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the sequence of events unfolded after Scott Levitan fell into a frozen lake on Dec. 26.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Is the measurement and dumping of spices into a dish even five percent of the overall challenge?Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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Unregulated dumping, wire burning, and the lack of safety equipment don’t meet Western environmental and labor standards.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Paramount, working with some co-financiers, acquired the feature for North America distribution (and Japan and France) for $25 million.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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The victim might not notice that the email was addressed to a user who had registered a free Microsoft 365 test domain to create the distribution list that contained the target emails.Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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In the disposition of Warriors superstar Steph Curry.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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No Ju-han/Netflix Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan): Gi-hun's childhood friend with a military background and kind disposition.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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In the ensuing decades, these institutional arrangements held firm and even grew.Roy Brownell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
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With the mellowness of the arrangements belying the weight of her messages, Oladokun proved equally perceptive on loneliness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Disposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposal. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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