1
as in sacking
to let go from office, service, or employment
was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe
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2
as in unloading
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 cashiering
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
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cashiering
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The confrontation went viral in December 2024, as cameras captured Gastineau confronting Favre in 2023 over Michael Strahan sacking the Green Bay Packers legend to break Gastineau's single-season sack record.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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So Green can go back to sad-sacking and triple-singling starting Saturday against the Thunder, and certainly Monday against the Jazz.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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As viewers may remember, the couple was often shown bickering during their journey, with Jonathan, a software developer, seemingly unloading his frustrations on Ana, a stay-at-home mom.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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In one video posted on Instagram, several people are seen on the side of the bridge unloading what appears to be several boxes of fireworks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Sheriff’s Office committed to removing tie-off points from its jails but has not yet completed those renovations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the new year, Musk welcomed Hegseth to a meeting at SpaceX headquarters, where Hegseth unveiled a new partnership with Grok, which lately had been spending most of its time removing the clothes of women and children in photographs.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police were filmed dumping out the contents onto the street or in drains and standing in front of piles of plastic jugs with colorful liquids inside.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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For decades the Fayetteville production site of Chemours, a DuPont spinoff, has been dumping GenX into the river.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026
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Haitian law also forbids dismissing workers for union activities.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ferguson took 3-16, dismissing Linde to end the innings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ina recommends discarding the majority of the stalks.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Gameplay varies but the premise involves discarding and picking up tiles to create matching or sequenced sets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Two other House members are retiring after long careers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Hastings City Council has appointed a new police chief to replace Chief David Wilske who is retiring.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her ultra slick ponytail (after previously ditching her signature waves) revealed a pair of long dangly silver sparkly earrings.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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But this would seem to contradict the argument that moving city government into such a tower is necessary to jump-start vitality in the core — one of the principal arguments for ditching Pei’s building.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cashiering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cashiering. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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