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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
The hope of Arab party leaders is that, despite opposition leaders’ declarations against cooperation, a sufficiently large Arab parliamentary bloc will leave the Jewish opposition parties little choice but to seek its support to remove Netanyahu. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Early Tuesday morning, workers used a crane to remove a giant fluorescent yellow vest draped over the statue at the center of the square, then used pressure washers to blast graffiti off the monument. — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
  • Simmons said investigators found clothing passengers had shed to cool off and claw marks on the trailer's walls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, however, oil pulled back slightly, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures shedding more than 1% to around $102 per barrel and Brent crude futures declining more than 2% to around $106.
    — Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • In the 1960s, archaeologists carried out a massive project to dismantle and relocate the temple, moving it out of the path of rising waters created by the Aswan High Dam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocate
Verb
  • Ben-Gvir dismisses concerns that such policies would cement Israel’s status as a pariah state.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • Zhang fell into the water four times and achieved a maximum distance of only 20 meters (66 feet).
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the four-time champion quickly found himself in a fight with the two Ferrari cars while Antonelli drove off into the distance and seized control of the race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of distance
Verb
  • Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The deception ultimately became the basis for a federal civil lawsuit seeking to strip her of citizenship.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Many voters thank him ​for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving forward with a $4 million investment to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother after the video received fierce backlash.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remove. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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