as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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as in to excess
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Spirit’s cost-cutting efforts continued after emerging from bankruptcy protection in March, including plans to furlough about 270 pilots and downgrade some 140 captains to first officers in the coming months.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The furlough affects a wide range of civilian roles across federal agencies, halting many routine operations and services.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
On the chopping block In the summer of 2025, Senior Community Service Employment Program grant recipients across the country began to furlough their staff.
—Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Spirit’s cost-cutting efforts continued after emerging from bankruptcy protection in March, including plans to furlough about 270 pilots and downgrade some 140 captains to first officers in the coming months.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Vought is playing a key role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether to impose mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs, and the specifics of which federal funds are cut.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The furlough affects a wide range of civilian roles across federal agencies, halting many routine operations and services.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
Noun
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But his blunt dismissal of APEC risks worsening America’s reputation at a forum that represents nearly 40% of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since Oklahoma State fired Mike Gundy on September 23 through Kelly’s dismissal one month later, 10 FBS schools have ousted their head coaches.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.—
Amy Dickinson,
Anchorage Daily News,
17 July 2023
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Over the past few months, my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.—
Amy Dickinson,
Washington Post,
17 July 2023
Verb
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Later on Monday, Kyren's mother, Kandace Washington, shared a different reaction to the news of Kelly's firing.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Billy Napier’s time at Florida reached an end, a register of grounds for his firing likely existed in the back of athletic director Scott Stricklin’s mind.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, Ultium Cells’ operations in Warren, Ohio will halt production similar to the Spring Hill plant, but will furlough 850 of its workers, and indefinitely lay off 550 employees.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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In her conversations with small-business owners, Higgins learned that some have been forced to reduce staff or lay off employees because several of their workers were TPS beneficiaries or were in the process of regularizing their paperwork.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.—
Greg Jaffe,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2023
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At the same time, the administration is trying to use a new round of layoffs to gut multiple offices inside the department, including the Office for Civil Rights and the office responsible for overseeing special education, according to multiple sources within the department.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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The company also announced its first major layoffs in a decade and plans to cut 1,800 corporate jobs.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, having cars idle outside terminals or leaving a car behind, such as what happened during Monday’s incident, does present a security risk, Jeffries said.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Does faster Wi-Fi create an expectation that air travelers, once mostly idle up in the blue sky and clouds, will engage with the virtual world?—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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