as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump
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Recent Examples of dismissal
The Kennedy Center's press office did not immediately reply to NPR's request for comment on the dismissal and a query about the future of jazz and Millennium Stage programming.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Isak has since joined the champions, while Gordon’s first-half dismissal during their August encounter contributed to a 3-2 loss.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheen and Cryer, who co-lead the sitcom, had a falling out amid Sheen's drug addiction and erratic behavior on set, which ultimately led to his dismissal from the show in 2011.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2015, Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault in an incident involving his then-pregnant girlfriend, which prompted his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Isak has since joined the champions, while Gordon’s first-half dismissal during their August encounter contributed to a 3-2 loss.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheen and Cryer, who co-lead the sitcom, had a falling out amid Sheen's drug addiction and erratic behavior on set, which ultimately led to his dismissal from the show in 2011.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2015, Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault in an incident involving his then-pregnant girlfriend, which prompted his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
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Patel is also set to face questions on a host of other issues during his tenure at the FBI, including the firing of three senior agents who sued for reinstatement last week.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chapman weathered the pandemic without layoffs, furloughs or cuts to salaries and benefits, Struppa said.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Late 2024 – Early 2025 – The airline cuts jobs, furloughs pilots, sells aircraft, and rejects a Frontier merger offer while trying to stabilize.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And while the President's budget has yet to be signed into law, protest leaders point to layoffs already underway, active spacecraft marked for premature decommission and projects halted midstream as evidence that real damage is already underway.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Robinson also faces one count of felony discharge of a firearm and one count commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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