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- the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies
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- the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest
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- give one the gate
- [slang],
- send packing
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- critics dismissed his music as mere noise
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“Dismiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismiss. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of dismiss was in the 15th century
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