1
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe
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as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
the company is giving away a clutter of computers that have recently been cashiered for obsolescence
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Recent Examples of cashier
The movie, which Polanski wrote with the British novelist Robert Harris (on whose 2013 novel it’s based), starts not with Dreyfus’s arrest or conviction but with his cashiering ceremony, in the courtyard of the École Militaire, in Paris.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Federal employees have been cashiered by the thousands.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The House version repeals some important parts of it, such as the electric vehicle tax credit, but stops short of cashiering it entirely.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
At 16, Gonzalez started by bagging groceries, cleaning, cashiering and performing other ground-floor duties.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Federal employees have been cashiered by the thousands.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The House version repeals some important parts of it, such as the electric vehicle tax credit, but stops short of cashiering it entirely.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
At 16, Gonzalez started by bagging groceries, cleaning, cashiering and performing other ground-floor duties.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cashier
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Los Angeles Chargers – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama Justin Herbert played some incredible football despite being sacked 54 times in 2025, which was one fewer than Cam Ward and Geno Smith, who tied for the league lead.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Jackson arrived in a U-Haul filled with wood and began to unload the vehicle when he and the homeowner were approached by Omondi, who was naked, police have said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Hauler has no cab (essentially a self-driving platform) and is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers and runs dock-to-dock—unloading at the destination rather than dropping a trailer and leaving.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Though often dismissed as bubblegum soul, the early Jackson 5 hits were intricate and infectious.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Polls show voters give him poor marks on the issue and are leaning toward dumping his Republican allies in the forthcoming midterm congressional elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The bike dumped onto its side, throwing both riders, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The president ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, shortly before removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the Justice Department in early April.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The requirement to print ballots one month before Election Day does not present an insurmountable obstacle to removing candidates; modern technology could facilitate supplemental ballots even within government bureaucracies, making the current restriction outdated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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These threats are something Shojaei and her family know all too well — her brother Masoud, who is retired from playing, has had his assets frozen by the Iranian regime over recent weeks — while their neighbourhood was bombed by the US-Israeli offensive.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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He was forced to retire amid his battle with MS, which affects communication between the brain and body.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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While at a brunch with Barbour in New York City, the media mogul ditched casual jeans for an elegant denim skirt.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Certainly not the men who’ve ditched their oxfords and brogues in favor of that most casual category of non-sneaker shoe, the loafer.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Cashier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cashier. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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