removal

American  

[ri-moo-vuhl] / rɪˈmu vəl /

noun

• removals
  plural

1. the act of removing.

2. change of residence, position, etc.

3. dismissal, as from an office.

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removal British  

/ rɪˈmuːvəl /

noun

1. the act of removing or state of being removed

2. 1. a change of residence

   2. ( as modifier )

      a removal company

3. dismissal from office

4. the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• preremoval
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• removals
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of removal

First recorded in 1590–1600; remove + -al ²

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Explanation

The word removal is the noun version of the verb to remove. When you "re-move" a sofa, you move it again by getting rid of it. You've seen to its removal. Carpet removal is the specialty of companies that come and take your old rugs away. When someone is asked to step down from a job or position, it's referred to as their removal. And why not? Why is a city council member's removal from office any different from a drunken idiot's removal from a nightclub? Congratulations! You've overseen the removal of the hated chairman of the board. Now we can install a new, truly lovable one in his place.

Example Sentences

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removal removals

Ultimately the removal of presumption of contact was voted through.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But when they reduced DEAF1, the balance between protein production and removal improved, and muscle strength was restored.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Raman declined to give a timeline for McDonnell’s removal — even after NBC4’s Conan Nolan pressed her on whether she would replace him before the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Several government officials were called to testify about the hasty removal on the Washington site where the president dreams of building a championship-level course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

My removal to the closet is part of the dropping everything.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

She also demanded to hear from three Interior Department officials under oath about plans the government made for the removals in the days before it told the court about them late Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Reporting this week has made it a lot clearer what these third-country removals actually look like, especially the ones to Africa.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Officials say about a third were failed asylum seekers - the highest number for 16 years and double the rate of removals that occurred in 2021.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In 2005, the California government formally apologized for these forced removals, recognizing they were “fundamental violations of … basic civil liberties and constitutional rights” during a period “of illegal deportation and coerced emigration.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

I suppose we have to transplant some plants, sometimes; but I would try to keep old friends together even in those removals.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle

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