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
Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Stunning stat: The city planted only 62 trees last year, according to the 2025 mayor's budget estimate, while pruning 2,300 trees and removing 1,500 others.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Did years of enduring Pansy’s hectoring break him, or did his own emotional remove push her away and over the edge?
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Importantly, Google can't remove content from webpages—you're on your own there.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Stunning stat: The city planted only 62 trees last year, according to the 2025 mayor's budget estimate, while pruning 2,300 trees and removing 1,500 others.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
The bird team and the filmmakers were camped, at some remove from each other, at an old aviation club, a farm with an airstrip of stubbled grass, near the Catalonian village of Ordis, ninety minutes northeast of Barcelona.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Did years of enduring Pansy’s hectoring break him, or did his own emotional remove push her away and over the edge?
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
Verb
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Curly-haired breeds, like poodles, don't shed much, but need frequent trimming.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite being a movie star, Hackman never fully shed the tireless work ethic of an actor who just wants to dive into the next piece of material.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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The survey also found that while more than half of Russians said the war had a mostly negative effect on their daily lives, compared to five months ago, fewer people supported Putin withdrawing troops without achieving the war's goals.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another clash is set to play out at the U.N. on Monday after the U.S. proposed a competing resolution that lacks the same demands as one from Ukraine and the European Union for Moscow’s forces to immediately withdraw from the country.—
Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The canal authority has promised to relocate people and is currently in discussions with local communities.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jones arrived Wednesday morning at the homeless encampment to offer coffee and help those relocating.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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In October, San Diego Superior Court Judge Aaron Katz dismissed the charge against Lor, ruling that the law requires the threat be specific toward the person allegedly threatened.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Last month, federal prosecutors in Texas dismissed charges against a doctor accused of unlawfully sharing health records from a children's hospital there.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Most likely to be mistaken for D.C. United from a distance: Charlotte FC David: There’s not nearly enough Carolina blue going on in this kit for a team representing the Tar Heel state and with a coach named Dean Smith.—
Brooks Peck,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The university, which is a private Christian institution, wants to put distance between itself and the fictional team.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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In just over a month in power, the Trump administration has sent troops to the US-Mexico border, deported migrants to Guantanamo Bay and moved to strip temporary protections for certain migrants.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Then again, this show has a way of stripping people down to their core in less than flattering ways.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 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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Listen to this article After moving from Texas and transferring to Joliet Catholic, Maddux and Vince Tindal have had to adjust to a new level of competition.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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On one of those days, Sue began asking Ken to move her to a care home.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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