chuck (out)

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Verb
  • His parents and siblings have also been captured getting a kick out of the 8-year-old's hilarious antics.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Police said one adult and two underage children were arrested and other people were kicked out of the park.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a controversial move, the school board opted to issue lay off notices for every member of the district office’s central staff — including the district’s top leader, Cancy McArn.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Walmart will close its Matteson fulfillment center and lay off 111 employees by May 29, the company said in a March 27 filing with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The senior right-hander gave up a two-out single in the fifth but that runner was thrown out trying to steal second.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This year urban planner Scott Lau and attorney Mark Velasquez seek to unseat the incumbent.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Before being unseated by centrist challenger Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Chuck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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