as in disposal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Recent Examples of removal
Friends of the Parks and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois had hoped to force the removal of the new steel-and-glass arena rising within the colonnades of the 1924 stadium.
2007: Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot of the University of Illinois, performed for the last time.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawk-Eye systems are already implemented at most professional tennis tournaments and have even led to the removal of human line judges in three of the sport’s four biggest tournaments.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
Enlightened Memphians advocated for removal of the Forrest statue–and others in the city glorifying Confederates–for decades.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An attorney working the case, who spoke to Newsweek, said the legal challenge was not about their individual reasons for deportation, but over DHS holding them way beyond the time limit after an order or removal was given.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawk-Eye systems are already implemented at most professional tennis tournaments and have even led to the removal of human line judges in three of the sport’s four biggest tournaments.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
Enlightened Memphians advocated for removal of the Forrest statue–and others in the city glorifying Confederates–for decades.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An attorney working the case, who spoke to Newsweek, said the legal challenge was not about their individual reasons for deportation, but over DHS holding them way beyond the time limit after an order or removal was given.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removal. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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