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as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the disposal of troops along the ridge
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Recent Examples of disposal
The renovations will include building six teaching stations in the lab’s two classrooms, along with new cooking equipment, sinks and disposals, lighting, ventilation and exhaust and other room renovations, officials said.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Businesses are not eligible for free disposal.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
The not-batteries are shoveled into massive metal containers with soft tops and are trucked to Grassy Mountain, a waste disposal facility in Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert, officials said.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
An explosive detection dog and a bomb-disposal unit (SEDEE) were called to the scene after the police had partially evacuated the stand where the away fans were.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Businesses are not eligible for free disposal.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
The not-batteries are shoveled into massive metal containers with soft tops and are trucked to Grassy Mountain, a waste disposal facility in Utah’s Great Salt Lake Desert, officials said.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
An explosive detection dog and a bomb-disposal unit (SEDEE) were called to the scene after the police had partially evacuated the stand where the away fans were.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disposal
Noun
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Finally, the highest-end personal plan is Surfshark One+, which adds data removal by Incogni.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Historically, rib removal has been performed mainly by thoracic surgeons (who specialize in the chest) to treat fractures, infections, tumors, and other serious medical conditions.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In just one transporting sequence that’s almost too much to take in, Coogler traces a line from the blues of the 1930s back to its origins and forward to its influences on funk and beyond.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Colossal managed to resurrect it by editing snippets of the gray wolf’s gene sequence that were most divergent between the two related species.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Residents’ main concerns included fears that the shelter would become a massive dumping ground for homeless individuals from the entire metro area.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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How can a decision like toxic dumping be made in a vacuum, and in a rush?—
Blake Morgan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The ongoing instability of the power grid has also led to protests, with many criticizing LUMA, which took over power transmission and distribution in 2021.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last year, a $2.4 billion distribution from Harvard’s endowment accounted for more than a third of the university’s funding.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Who lives and who dies depends on a slew of variable factors: Where they are tried, how skillful their attorneys are, the whims of prosecutors, quirks in the law, the dispositions of judges and jurors, and what victims want.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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They would otherwise be returned to the family of the deceased person for final disposition.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Jenkins claimed that once this new and sustainable arrangement was in place, but with The Chosen still streaming on Angel, the studio began to violate the terms of their contract.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The second extension puts to rest any idea that TikTok will disappear again, and makes some kind of business arrangement to preserve its U.S. presence appear all but inevitable.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Disposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disposal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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