liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidationnext
as in removal

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  1. removal
  2. elimination
  3. abolition
  4. erasure
  5. cancellation
  6. annulment
Noun
  • Just a few weeks earlier, North Carolina’s governor, Josh Stein, was forced to appeal the federal government’s refusal to continue funding 100% of the state’s debris removal costs in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Six, plain-clothes private security officers were charged with misdemeanors, including battery, for the forcible removal of a woman from a Republican Party meeting in Idaho.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Definition of removal
Noun
  • Following Champions League elimination at the hands of Arsenal, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is under immense pressure.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But following a second straight playoff elimination by Denver, Pelinka again fired the coach and hired Redick.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of elimination
Noun
  • Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.
    — Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.
    — C. Anthony Muse, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of abolition
Noun
  • Aparicio explores themes of erasure and memory to honor and reflect on his family’s history during and after the Salvadoran civil war by using materials such as amber or petrified resin and rubber, inspired by Indigenous techniques, his Salvadoran heritage and L.A. roots.
    — Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Thousands of other government web pages had also been taken down or modified, including content about vaccines, hate crimes, low-income children, opioid addiction and veterans, before a court order temporarily blocked part of the sweeping erasure.
    — Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of erasure
Noun
  • This is especially because of the kinds of changes, including major layoffs and project cancellations, that have been implemented at other government organizations by request of the Trump administration.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Experts have previously told the Tribune that the mass student visa cancellations may cause some students with strong training and educational background in STEM fields to take their skills elsewhere.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • The technicality of the annulment matters because the way the prenup was drafted, a divorce would’ve left Amy with nothing.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Romania is holding national elections in May, following the annulment of last year’s voting round, in which a previously rather obscure, far-right Russia-friendly candidate, Calin Georgescu, was barred from running when his victory was shown to have benefited from Russian manipulation.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of annulment
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