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
Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Khalil’s lawyers requested a two-week furlough from his current imprisonment at the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, La., after his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, went into labor in New York City.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Zachery Eanes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The historically Black university also plans to reduce costs through attrition, cuts to the temporary workforce and furloughs, among other initiatives.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Khalil’s lawyers requested a two-week furlough from his current imprisonment at the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, La., after his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, went into labor in New York City.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
The latest: The funding cuts for USAID have forced both to furlough hundreds of employees indefinitely.
FHI 360 said this week that 45% of the organization's staff is now furloughed, including 370 people based in North Carolina.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
Noun
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Secretary Kristi Noem welcomed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the department for sending migrants to Guantánamo Bay.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Despite widespread doubt following the dismissal of Malone, the Nuggets, led by the Adelman and his staff, exceeded expectations.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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Everyone — from those actually paying to the ones still bumming a log-in — wants to know how Netflix and other streaming services’ crackdowns on password sharing affect them.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Fans who hoped to see them on the red carpet at last week’s Met Gala were bummed.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Since the firings, the agency has published two brief reports based on the 2023 survey – one on use of marijuana by people 12 years and older and one about the treatments received by adults with serious mental illness.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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While many of these agreements have been deeply flawed and exploitive, the firing of Shira Perlmutter represents a pivot to something much worse.—
Sarah Montana,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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The billionaire has backed some far-right political candidates in Germany and the UK, and played a prominent role in US President Donald Trump’s second administration, spearheading efforts to lay off thousands of federal workers.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in common.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
27 May 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
Noun
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Here’s how to avoid it For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving Business US filings for jobless aid, a proxy for layoffs, inch down modestly last week as uncertainty lingers The number of Americans filing unemployment claims last week fell slightly.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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Walmart didn't give a reason for the layoffs beyond saying that some parts of the business have made changes.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Cops responded at 3:56 a.m. to a report that a vehicle was idling by the roadside near the intersection of Woodland and Irving streets, its driver apparently unconscious.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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It was led by local people who didn’t give up on their community when its major employer, the Stellantis plant, was idled in early 2023.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 May 2025
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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