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bum's rush

noun

Definition of bum's rushnext
as in firing

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  1. firing
  2. boot
  3. sack
  4. pink slip
  5. downsizing
Noun
  • Both locations put the Houthis within firing distance of any ships that attempt to traverse the narrow strait.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Since Macklemore’s firing, all of Sheeran’s openers have quit the tour.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of firing
Noun
  • If the machine doesn't boot, JetKVM still shows you the boot screen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Big Tex is also sporting new Lucchese boots this year, designed by 31-year-old Aaliyah McNeal, who won the Big Tex Boot Design Contest earlier this year.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of boot
Noun
  • Lyons had a team-high seven tackles and a sack during the Huskies’ 41-3 DuPage Valley Conference win over host Metea Valley in Aurora on Friday.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Despite that, the Broncos have allowed only three sacks for a total of 15 yards.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sack
Noun
  • If the only reward for mastering an AI workflow is a higher performance quota or an impending pink slip, workers will quietly slow-roll, sandbag and sabotage the transition.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But some contend that Meta may, in a sense, be handing CoreWeave a pink slip.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of pink slip
Noun
  • On the brick-and-mortar front, Talbots closed dozens of stores over the last few years but the downsizing has stopped.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of downsizing
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“Bum's rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%27s%20rush. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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