defenestrating

Definition of defenestratingnext
present participle of defenestrate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrating
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Efforts focused on preventing the blaze from spreading to an adjacent facility and removing chemicals from the site.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
  • City officials said crews encountered unexpected conditions while removing aging infrastructure inside the pool, requiring additional time and specialized equipment.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Yet a critical number of Republican lawmakers – wary of the long-term consequences of axing the filibuster when a Democrat is eventually back in the White House – have taken a hard stance to defend it.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Other states would reap similar benefits from axing their income tax.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Roberts since retiring from basketball coaching has been a college hoops studio analyst for ESPN and also been a regular on The Field of 68 podcast.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Some are retiring after lengthy tenures.
    Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
  • According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened last Monday night after a 27-year-old man, identified as William Forhan, was robbed and then chased after the suspect while firing a gun multiple times.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The homeowners were in the process of evicting Jennifer Crouse and John Crouse, who was 70 at the time, police wrote in the affidavit.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Several landlords who own similar apartment buildings in the city have described an upswing in nonpaying tenants since the pandemic and greater difficulties in court evicting nonpayers.
    JC Reindl, Freep.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Moore's case is one of the first in Georgia of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy since the law was adopted in 2019.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The agency is also required to follow a process for terminating DACA.
    Mathew Miranda Updated March 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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
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“Defenestrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrating. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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