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
Verb
  • The underlying data shows the Chiefs should be sacking the quarterback at a higher rate already, albeit still not near an elite rate.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sayin’s injury came after Hoosiers defender Mario Landino hit his throwing shoulder while sacking him.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • This may mean removing an abusive parent as their guardian and establishing another relative or foster parent in place of the parent.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Before the building is sold or used for secular purposes, church officials take great care when removing the religious items inside, said Jacob Preciado, director of asset management for the archdiocese.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • The airline had previously offered service from San Antonio to Toronto before axing it in 2019.
    — Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees, around 6% of its workforce, in what marks the company’s largest axing to date.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of axing
Verb
  • The couple made the first of what would be many toasts over dinner beneath chandeliers and amid floral arrangements by Noah’s mom, Wendy, before retiring to twin beds ahead of the wedding proper.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Roth, who’s credited with modernizing the sheriff’s office, went on to serve another 18 years before retiring in 2009.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's come-from-in-front overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals that Schottenheimer remains the Cowboys' coach and firing him is not a looming move.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Tigers only had six QB hurries, partly due to Jackson escaping the pocket and firing balls out quickly.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • But by 1992, May Wah had succeeded in evicting the last two tenants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One of the attractions of self-storage as a business is that evicting stuff is easier than evicting people.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of evicting
Verb
  • The producers sought sanctions ranging from dismissal of Wilson’s claims, known as terminating sanctions, to $474,026 in financial penalties.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Until the county develops tighter restrictions over who can use the technology and why, Briones said her precinct will be terminating its contract with Flock.
    — John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of terminating
Verb
  • The government was executing and exiling Black citizens; some had escaped slavery.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of exiling
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