DISPOSALS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

disposals

noun

plural of disposal

as in removals

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood

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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 disposals The settlement noted that when notified by the district attorneys of the unlawful disposals, Terminix cooperated and quickly responded to prevent further violations of disposal and privacy laws. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry laws and regulations, as well as Philadelphia’s Board of Education, also require accurate inventory records and periodic updates of asset locations, additions, transfers and disposals. — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 There may also be some disposals — again, part of Lewis’s winning formula at Tesco over six years. — Ian King, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Clean and flush out drains and disposals well after each use for food preparation. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth. — Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The disposals violated various state environmental and unfair competition laws. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 The increasing number of disposals might spark concerns about Starlink debris landing over populated areas. — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025

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Noun

The lower courts said migrants are entitled to notice and the opportunity to challenge their removals before immigration officers attempt to send them to countries that are not their own.

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
In granting the government's request for a stay, the court on Tuesday cleared federal officials to enforce rapid third-country removals for now while also agreeing to take up the case for oral argument in December.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Despite not being produced by instruments as such, the sequences Stanton found playing in his ears were strangely musical; their arrangement, through its patterning, the dynamism of its counterpoint and dissonance, almost symphonic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
The film will shoot on location in New York City (for sequences chronicling her arrival by ship and her Broadway musicals), the Brazilian city of Maricá (standing in for Los Angeles) and Rio.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Those two, plus Sean and Beatriz, have been the only non-Casa dumpings of the season.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 3 July 2026
Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026

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Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, Harrison Street sold a 12-property student housing portfolio for $910 million, one of the largest dispositions in the sector in recent years.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispositions

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Depending on the facts, annual distributions may also be required.

— Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
People are being warned not to mail checks because of rampant theft, yet brokerages still rely on sending physical checks for certain transactions such as qualified charitable distributions or 401(k) rollovers.

— Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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