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adjective

ri-ˈmüvd How to pronounce removed (audio)
Definition of removednext
as in away
not close in time or space an island far removed from the mainland

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removed

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verb

past tense of remove
1
as in stripped
to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

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2
as in withdrew
to take away from a place or position he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

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3
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
Adjective
Last week, one of the state's skimmer response teams conducted a sweep of two dozen stores in Philadelphia and removed skimming devices containing user information for more than 3,000 EBT accounts, according to a state spokesperson. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 That hope comes after Moderna and Merck’s stunning success with an mRNA vaccine that lowered the odds of surgically removed melanoma spreading or coming back. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
Leo, 71, had part of one lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. — Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged by federal prosecutors and federal regulators with using his access as a Special Forces member to place a series of bets that totaled more than $32,500 on when Maduro might be removed from power. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for removed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removed
  1. away
  2. stripped
  3. withdrew
  4. relocated
  5. dismissed
  6. far
  7. shed
  8. pulled
Adjective
  • Cologne fell to 11th after a 16th straight away game without a win, the longest current streak in the Bundesliga.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ulrich, 21, suffered a critical head injury Saturday while playing football for Southern Nazarene University in an away game against Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of away
Verb
  • The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from nearby hillsides, leaving the ground more vulnerable to mudslides.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of stripped
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
  • D’Agostini later withdrew his support, sought the appointment himself and announced plans to run for sheriff in 2028.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • The company relocated its office to a new location in San Leandro back in March 2020, with the express goal of retaining 100% of its workers in the process.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocated
Verb
  • The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • Jirek finished off a beautiful sequence that saw the ball go from Gerardo Lopez to Decker to Tisch, who sent a cross toward the far post where Jirek slammed it in.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Door frames stacked like cards lean against a far wall beside pallets of crumbling Solnhofen limestone floor tiles.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of far
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
  • Michael Whatley‘s campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper on Tuesday evening, even as Republican PACs have quietly pulled funding from the race.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Wilson is part of the reason three mothers pulled their children this year from a San Diego-area Christian school, which pursued an affiliation with ACCS.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Removed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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