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Recent Examples of severance
She is set to receive eight months of severance, along with settlement and release payments, for a total of $311,089.
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Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Terms of any severance will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement, the company told the labor department in the letter, dated June 20.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Over time, even the constant retrieval of sharp braid can create ruts or pitting that can ultimately lead to severance when the line is under pressure.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
The board may consider two other options as well: terminating the auditor without cause, which would guarantee him to 60 days notice and 20 weeks of severance, or separation through mutual agreement, where the board and Rhodes would work together to negotiate his exit.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
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Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Terms of any severance will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement, the company told the labor department in the letter, dated June 20.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Over time, even the constant retrieval of sharp braid can create ruts or pitting that can ultimately lead to severance when the line is under pressure.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
The board may consider two other options as well: terminating the auditor without cause, which would guarantee him to 60 days notice and 20 weeks of severance, or separation through mutual agreement, where the board and Rhodes would work together to negotiate his exit.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
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Amber Rose Howard, the rapper and reality star wife of former NBA center Dwight Howard, has reportedly filed for divorce six months after the couple tied the knot.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Gleason had been long-separated from his first wife, Genevieve, a Roman Catholic who wouldn’t give him a divorce.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Musk starts his own party Billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s breakup has gotten messier.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Too Much stars Megan Stalter as Jessica, a woman who moves to London after a breakup, vowing to live a life of solitude, only to fall for Felix (Will Sharpe) and reconsider love.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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According to a source, the steady stream of comments and questions from HFPA members has spurred requests for documents and verifications that have delayed for months the Attorney General’s office from giving the final signoff to the dissolution of the HFPA.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 July 2025
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But here in Trump-loving Northern Kentucky, some local Republicans are irate, viewing the committee dissolution as payback for rebelling against the party establishment.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The split in 1845 followed a ruling by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society prohibiting slave owners from becoming missionaries.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Earlier this week, Johnson was photographed hanging out with Kate Hudson on a boat in Ibiza amid rumors of her split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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The animated voyage, with its themes of alienation and aliens, arrives at a time when immigrants in this country, and Latinos at large, have become the target of brutal ICE raids that ignore due process and racially profile citizens and undocumented people alike.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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These were stories about fear as metaphor: adolescence, alienation, the fragile armor of identity.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
19 June 2025
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In the future, this cleavage may inspire new political parties.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The dress contained a high neckline that extended into lacy sleeves, while the bust portion of the dress opened up to cutout that allowed Campbell to show a hint of cleavage at the bust.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Zen training also induces samadhi (i.e., the experience of no separation), giving rise to wisdom and harmony with the larger picture.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The sheer finish acts as a great base to layer makeup on, without the worry of separation.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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This bifurcation is reshaping the venture market: a squeeze at the bottom, a glut at the top.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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This bifurcation makes Ballerina a wildly uneven viewing experience, but that second hour is so thrilling that the first doesn’t really matter.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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