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taking away

NOUN
elimination
Synonyms
STRONGEST
destruction eradication expulsion rejection withdrawal
STRONG
cut discard displacement ejection exclusion extermination omission riddance
WEAK
dropping weeding out
Antonyms
STRONG
addition inclusion
NOUN
liquidation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearance destruction eradication expulsion removal withdrawal
STRONG
cut discard displacement ejection exclusion extermination omission purge rejection riddance
WEAK
dropping weeding out
Antonyms
STRONG
acceptance addition allowance inclusion
NOUN
purgation
Synonyms
STRONG
cut destruction discard displacement ejection eradication evacuation exclusion excretion expulsion extermination omission purification rejection riddance withdrawal
WEAK
dropping weeding out
Antonyms
STRONG
acceptance addition allowance inclusion

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Asked what China is taking away from the Iran conflict, Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

"You can only give people the opportunities that inequality is taking away from them, by giving them proper education," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Shorter lines would actually relieve pressure to get a funding deal done by taking away a major pain point.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Even Emily Blunt was publicly disconcerted, begging Hollywood agencies to “please stop taking away our human connection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“Mami, why are you taking away all my things from Cuba?”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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