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Synonyms & Antonyms for remove
Synonyms: Verb
doff, douse, peel (off), put off, shrug off, take off
Synonyms: Noun
distance, lead, length, spacing, spread, stretch, way
Antonyms: Verb
don, put on, slip (into), throw (on)
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Examples of remove in a Sentence
Verb
Remove the trash from the front yard. My tonsils were removed when I was five years old. Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence. What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress? The new law would remove obstacles to obtaining a work permit. He was removed from office.Noun
She thrives when she's at some remove from mainstream society. their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
When opposition groups challenged KESMA for violating the country’s media law, Mr Orban declared the foundation vital to the national interest, removing it from the media authority’s jurisdiction. — The Economist, "How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy," 31 Aug. 2019 Add the potatoes and cook until tender; remove from the water with a slotted spoon and let cool, then halve. — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, "Repertoire: Indonesian gado-gado a gateway salad," 30 Aug. 2019 The reason for removing them is to protect people and property, and the cycles. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian prompts Lime, HOPR rental bikes to be cleared from Orlando streets," 30 Aug. 2019 Park, South Korea’s first female president, was impeached by lawmakers in December 2016 and officially removed from office in March 2017. — Washington Post, "S. Korean court sends Park, Samsung heir cases to new trials," 29 Aug. 2019 The only way forward is to remove myself from this cycle. — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, "Colts Unveli New Banner Thanking Andrew Luck Outside Lucas Oil Stadium," 29 Aug. 2019 Purdue officials are trying to decide whether to file the case in Delaware or New York sometime within the next month, which would remove them from the upcoming trial, the people said. — Jef Feeley, Fortune, "Sackler Family Backs $11B Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits That Would See Purdue Pharma File for Bankruptcy," 28 Aug. 2019 The only way forward is to remove myself from this cycle. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Just because Andrew Luck does superhuman things doesn’t mean he’s not human," 26 Aug. 2019 According to the National Park Service, once a population of zebra mussels has established itself in a body of water, there is very little to be done to remove them. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, "What are Zebra Mussels?," 23 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Those who were on the staff of America’s central bank were relegated to the basement, at a safe remove from the corridors where real decisions were made. — The Economist, "When economists ruled the world," 31 Aug. 2019 Most taxidermy stories hold their animals at a remove, framing them as either pedagogical—fodder for exhibition—or perverse. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time," 21 Aug. 2019 Waxman writes with a wry remove, jumping wittily between her character’s thoughts and adding in plenty of asides about everything from Los Angeles neighborhoods to bookstore shoppers to literature. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery," 30 July 2019 FaceApp said most of their photo editing is done off of a user's device in remove servers, and the image that is uploaded must be selected by the user. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, "Photo editor FaceApp goes viral again, prompting security concerns," 17 July 2019 From the safe remove of a viewing stand atop a concrete bunker—that happened to serve as the firing room next to the pad from which John Glenn was launched in 1962—the test rocket was barely visible, more than 2.1 miles away. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, "With NASA's Orion Abort-System Test, Americans Just Took a Small (and Very Big) Step Closer to the Moon," 2 July 2019 In Juliet the Maniac, Escoria interrupts the main first-person narrative with archival documents and flash-forwards that allow her to recount Juliet’s struggles with bipolar disorder from a slight remove. — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, "Two Novels That Make Mental Illness Legible," 22 June 2019 Does the family, in its remove from society, represent the apex of civilization, or a pathetic aberration? — Tim Parks, Harper's magazine, "Behind the High Walls," 10 Feb. 2019 Great literature places us at a remove from life, letting us appreciate Victor and Walter as flawed human beings—and see ourselves in them both. — Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, "Arthur Miller’s ‘Everyman’ Is an Antidote to Identity Politics," 22 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remove.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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