as in away
not close in time or space
an island far removed from the mainland
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as in stripped
to rid oneself of (a garment)
I removed my coat as soon as I got inside
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as in withdrew
to take away from a place or position
he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf
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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
please remove that chair to the other room
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as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got
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Recent Examples of removed
Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s removed Quarter Pounders from its menu in Colorado and other affected states while health officials continue to investigate.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Wagner believed the kid, four days removed from his 24th birthday, had the goods for this moment.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, a significant crisis emerged last week when McDonald's removed Quarter Pounders from around 3,000 stores after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified slivered raw onions from a supplier as the likely source of E. coli contamination.
—Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s removed Quarter Pounders from its menu in Colorado and other affected states while health officials continue to investigate.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Wagner believed the kid, four days removed from his 24th birthday, had the goods for this moment.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The backlash to the situation resulted in a threat against Slusser and added police protection for the team at all home and away games this year, Fox News Digital previously reported.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Roy Hodgson clung to his job in February 2023 despite a crushing 4-1 defeat in which he and Palace were taunted mercilessly by the home support and a section of the away contingent called for his departure.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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On Monday, the Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced in a press release that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the state's notice of appeal against the actor.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some withdrew their money from the company.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Four adults and four children were being relocated by the Red Cross, Josef said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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His family have since relocated to the UK.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence.Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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And so the students gathered, many in their pajamas, in the library and in the campus center where the windows framed a distressing sight: Flames ravaging the mountains in the not so far distance; smoke spiraling in the dark sky.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Receiving a lovely pass from Brahim, Mbappe took one touch to turn inside his marker and smashed his strike into the far corner on 10 minutes.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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This affordable shed packs an impressive 148 cubic feet of storage space into its compact 6-by-4-foot footprint.Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Testers appreciated the ability to secure the inner shoe without having to dig inside the shell, thanks to an external BOA dial that tightens and loosens with precise clicks, and found the water-resistant softshell gaiter cut cold, biting winds and shed moisture.Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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Steph Curry pulled them across the finish line with a flurry of separation 3s in crunch time.Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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During this time, an unknown hacker gained access to the platform and pulled data from provider-patient communications.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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According to Josef, three people were transferred to a local hospital, and one person was pronounced dead.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 6-7, 332-pound redshirt freshman and former three-star recruit from Phoenix transferred in from Northwestern and started nine games at right guard.Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Removed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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