as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment
the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets
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Recent Examples of axed
Tens of thousands of public health jobs axed.
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
The Anaconda star has no hard feelings over the sketch getting axed.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Other Illinois providers said their grants for training and prevention programs were being axed.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Mike McDaniel got axed after his fourth year with no playoff win.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Stellantis’ forays into EVs on this side of the pond have clearly not gone well, and with federal incentives and emissions targets being axed, the company has turned back hard into stuffing as many Hemis into vehicles that will fit them.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
But Rivers’ show had a rocky run and was axed by May 1987.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Jan. 2026
The bill also axed credits for electric vehicles.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2025
The public perception was that Paramount axed Colbert as a favor to Trump following the settlement, so that the Federal Communications Commission could approve the Paramount-Skydance merger.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
The Anaconda star has no hard feelings over the sketch getting axed.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Other Illinois providers said their grants for training and prevention programs were being axed.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Mike McDaniel got axed after his fourth year with no playoff win.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Stellantis’ forays into EVs on this side of the pond have clearly not gone well, and with federal incentives and emissions targets being axed, the company has turned back hard into stuffing as many Hemis into vehicles that will fit them.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
But Rivers’ show had a rocky run and was axed by May 1987.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Jan. 2026
The bill also axed credits for electric vehicles.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2025
The public perception was that Paramount axed Colbert as a favor to Trump following the settlement, so that the Federal Communications Commission could approve the Paramount-Skydance merger.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for axed
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And because only days before the February 2021 surgery Mahomes had scrambled a stupefying 497 yards behind the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball or being sacked in a 31-9 drubbing by Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ward was also sacked 55 times, the most in the league.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Such spontaneous memorials are typically removed and their contents quietly disposed of.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was removed from his car and taken away.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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But videos of the incident do not show Pretti brandishing a gun, and one video appears to show an officer removing a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Banks had retired from the Border Patrol as a GS-14, below the rank required to oversee it.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Martin retired in February 2025 after 32 years — 25 of them at the same station.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Axed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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