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plural of discharge
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as in firings
a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece the thunderous discharge of the cannons

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as in releases
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility a full discharge from responsibility for the accident

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as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily she was resentful over what she felt was a wrongful discharge

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discharges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of discharge
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as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package

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as in shoots
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged

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Recent Examples of discharges
Noun
Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance — a trade group for the federal student loan servicers — confirmed to CNBC that IBR discharges have resumed. Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025 The duration of cyanobacterial blooms is increasing due to climate change and nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff and sewage discharges. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces There’s not a complete picture of official data surrounding PIPs, but per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 415,000 layoffs and discharges in the professional and business services sectors in July of 2025. Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 Advanced X-ray spectroscopy can reveal the electronic states of common cathode materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese, providing insights into how these elements behave as a battery charges or discharges. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025 Pollution from urban runoff and industrial discharges continues to degrade water quality. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 Asked if Chemours has considered reducing production to curb the plant's PFAS discharges, Hollingsworth said the company had not. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discharges
Noun
  • Trade unions are few and attempts to organize are met with threats, firings and, in some cases, violence, the workers said.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • During the McCarthy era, firings came by memo, not trial.
    Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the year’s top sneaker releases is returning for the holiday season with some minor new additions.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The demographic went to theaters with more frequency, with time, disposable income and desire to look beyond the biggest studio releases.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya have challenged their dismissals as unlawful.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Former agency employees doubted the administration’s claim that some dismissals were caused by coding errors.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Power isn’t just about a big bullet — how that bullet, the rifle that fires it, and the people using it all work together.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The driver’s side passenger then fires shots from a pistol at Bass-Moody, fatally striking her in the neck, according to police.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Long before their food arrives, Maggie asks for the check, pays, and walks out.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Queen B drink is a shoutout to Brittany Mahomes, the Showtime cocktail refers to Patrick’s lifelong nickname and the Big Yeti beverage pays tribute to Kelce’s pickup basketball nickname.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the book, Carrie holds Lo captive, but then has a change of heart and frees her.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This room is filled with small space hacks, from the hanging sconce, which frees up space on the nightstand, to the peg rail that prevents items from piling up on the floor.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025

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