defenestrate

verb

as in to sack

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrate
  1. sack
  2. pink-slip
  3. ax
  4. remove
  5. retire
  6. ostracize
  7. terminate
  8. shut out
Verb
  • Luis Enrique had been sacked after crashing out in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • But Nix has only been sacked 46 times in his career, compared to Herbert’s 95 and Mahomes’ 70 over the same stretch.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026
Definition of sack
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  • The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of pink-slip
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  • Obama later axed the program, but it was revived by Trump during his first term in office.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • The Late Show famously ended in May after CBS axed the traditional late night talk show format.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of ax
Verb
  • Hanaway’s office filed a petition to remove Johnston from office, alleging misconduct, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • The star’s daughter Zahara, 21, and son Maddox, 24, are both seeking to remove Pitt from their legal names, according to court documents filed in California.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of remove
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  • After the Chiefs’ disappointing season last year, a lot of people thought Kelce would retire.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 July 2026
  • Fricker went on to star in another ITV drama Seekers, 1994 sports comedy Angels in the Outfield, 1997’s Masterminds, and 2011’s Albert Nobbs, before retiring from big-screen roles in 2015.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of retire
Verb
  • Three years later, censured by his Senate colleagues, ostracized by his party, and ignored by the press, McCarthy drank himself to death, a broken man at the age of 48.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • Carlos and Smith were ostracized for their actions for decades.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of ostracize
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  • Tolliver was terminated after the 2023 incident and can never work for the school district again, according to a Miami Herald report.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The county months later terminated Leopold for cause after an unrelated workplace discrimination and harassment complaint, saying the decision was not related to the fatal crash.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of terminate
Verb
  • The lefty shut out the Boston Red Sox over seven innings, but the Mets blew a lead in the ninth and went on to lose 3-2 in the final game before the All-Star break.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
  • Everything starts on defense for Switzerland, which has allowed only three goals in five matches, and which shut out Luis Díaz and Colombia for 120 minutes in the Round of 16.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of shut out
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