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

Although the investigation involved only one individual, the contrast between different brain regions suggests that substantial amyloid removal may influence other disease processes long after treatment has stopped.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

He said the question of whether that preclusion against purges applies to the removal of noncitizens is an issue that is currently before the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"But if we catch it early, it becomes 80 to 98%, especially after surgical removal."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Al-Marimi's removal from Libya in 2022 provoked a fierce backlash in his home country.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Carla was on for experimenting with hair removal cream.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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

"What has been more operationally difficult is to scale up very large numbers of removals every week into the French system."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

But analysts say the removals may be an attempt to erase from public spaces a powerful symbol linked to Suu Kyi, the popular Nobel laureate who remains detained.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

These and other removals did not necessitate the use of a pantechnicon; a four-wheeler sufficed on each occasion.

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

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