DISPOSALS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

disposals

noun

plural of disposal

as in removals

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood

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as in sequences

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 disposals The usual practice for rocket disposals is to steer them toward reentry over the ocean, suggesting the incident on September 15 was perhaps the result of a botched deorbit burn. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 The settlement noted that when notified by the district attorneys of the unlawful disposals, Terminix cooperated and quickly responded to prevent further violations of disposal and privacy laws. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry laws and regulations, as well as Philadelphia’s Board of Education, also require accurate inventory records and periodic updates of asset locations, additions, transfers and disposals. — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 There may also be some disposals — again, part of Lewis’s winning formula at Tesco over six years. — Ian King, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Clean and flush out drains and disposals well after each use for food preparation. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth. — Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The disposals violated various state environmental and unfair competition laws. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025

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Noun

The stadium’s public ownership alone does not establish a violation; the government’s involvement in the removals would be a key question.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The 432,000 removals in fiscal year 2013 under Obama remain the highest on record, the report said.

— Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Those two, plus Sean and Beatriz, have been the only non-Casa dumpings of the season.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2026
Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026

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Noun

Unmanned vessels could potentially carry additional missile capacity without requiring the same onboard crew arrangements as conventional warships.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
But his planning doesn’t mean that the tax would survive the courts, and in any case, not every billionaire will necessarily make similar arrangements.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrangements

Noun

If there aren’t personal dispositions from an ethical or medical perspective, there is no reason to completely omit any ingredient from one’s diet.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispositions

Noun

There’s still no details, exactly, on how that 25% is being distributed and to whom — nor whether these distributions are included in the figures from SAG-AFTRA on Monday.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
To that end, ownership, compensation, distributions and personal guarantees all need to be considered.

— Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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