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verb

ri-ˈmüv How to pronounce remove (audio)
Definition of removenext
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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remove

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noun

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
Verb
New York's governor removed the district attorney from the case this month after a public outcry over the lack of charges. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The election commission insists the purging of electoral rolls was to remove voters who have died, moved, or cannot otherwise be verified, and that those impacted can apply to be re-enrolled. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
Like Glinda’s bubble, the song dazzles with its light-refracting synth production, but Grande’s meaning feels slightly at a remove. — Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026 The talk is grave, the editing unhurried; the camera holds multiple characters in the frame and watches them from a sedate remove. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for remove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remove
  1. shed
  2. withdraw
  3. relocate
  4. dismiss
  5. distance
  6. strip
  7. pull
  8. move
Verb
  • Against that backdrop, the royal visit signals that Spain is shedding its longstanding reluctance to send its monarchs to the exclaves, Amirah-Fernández said.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Nagy continued working as an artist in the years afterward, eventually shedding his austere black-and-white collage aesthetic to make colorful paintings and installations in the ’90s.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • The Republican governor did not provide a reason for withdrawing Thompson’s death warrant but had temporarily stayed his execution last month pending a psychiatric evaluation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • According to online court records, two of the three cases were settled and one was withdrawn.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show to Frisco.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The new creative director will make their debut in London, where the house relocated its shows for SS27.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint was ultimately dismissed, and Iowa's Republican leaders celebrated the ruling.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • Third downs against the Rebels were tough sledding; the Tigers’ average third-down distance was from 8 yards out.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • More than half a million children cannot attend school in Sierra Leone due to costs, food insecurity and long, unsafe distances to school, Garland learned.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of distance
Verb
  • Despite Ukraine's pause, officials in Kyiv said the country has been stripped of advance warnings of incoming ballistic missiles, as Starlink connectivity services had been restricted across the country, disrupting military operations.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Many of those stripped from the electoral rolls are appealing their removal—an often laborious process—but the possibility of mass disenfranchisement is real.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Carl drops onto the couch, pulls Maribeth down on top of him.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When Randle pulls a defender into the paint, Porter has room to shoot if the ball comes back out.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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