Remove and Shift

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Remove verb - To take away from a place or position.

Usage example: he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

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Shift is a synonym for remove in move topic. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Remove", when it comes to topics like take away.

Nearby Words: removed, removal, removing, removable, remover

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

Usage example: he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over

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Remove is a synonym for shift in move topic. You can use "Remove" instead a verb "Shift", if it concerns topics such as get rid of, switch.

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

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No matter what the mobsters do - switch systems, shift them, even remove cheating entirely - they get utterly destroyed and are forced to inform their superior, who is eventually caught.

Source: Fixing the Game
Common in the Star Wars verse, where a shift to the Dark Side is indicated by a switch to black robes and a red lightsaber (if you remove Dark Bastila's robes in the first Knights of the Old Republic, you'll find she's also changed her underwear).

Source: Evil Costume Switch
Chapter 59 uses an art shift to watercolor when the team invades Jeanne's mind to distract her while they remove the arrow from the river.

Source: Painting the Medium

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