defenestrating

verb

present participle of defenestrate
as in sacking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrating
  1. sacking
  2. removing
  3. axing
  4. retiring
  5. firing
  6. evicting
  7. terminating
  8. exiling
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  • The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
  • But so far, the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and has backpedalled, allowing Russia to participate.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of sacking
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  • Niforatos said removing the products from the market is the best course of action.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tate said the best way to keep snakes out of your car is by removing what’s drawing the animals in.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • Documents produced by two DHS whistleblowers in February showed that ICE had significantly scaled up its hiring while axing several screening and training protocols for officers.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In his July memo, Blume said the company is considering axing a further 50,000 roles globally and closing four factories in Germany.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of axing
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  • Cierria Davison took a leap of faith to start Over the Top after retiring early from Walmart during the pandemic.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • More American women are retiring solo than ever before and redefining what financial independence looks like.
    — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of retiring
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  • Video released by police after the shooting showed two officers charging into the school and killing the shooter, who’d just fatally shot three 9-year-olds and three adults and was firing from a window.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • More pertinently, Leeds United operated in the same formation in their 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in April, attacking down the sides and firing over crosses.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of firing
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  • The draft ordinance would require landlords to provide a valid reason before evicting a tenant or declining to renew their lease.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of evicting
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  • Versatile full-back Joao Cancelo, meanwhile, has joined permanently after mutually terminating his contract at Al Hilal — following his second loan spell at Barca last season.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Federal law requires the DHS secretary to consult with the State Department when evaluating country conditions before extending or terminating a nation’s TPS designation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of terminating
Verb
  • The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of exiling
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“Defenestrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrating. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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