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
Inexplicably, Kohli was unsettled by the dismissal of young opener Jaiswal and poked at one to nick behind.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
Prosecutors successfully appealed the case, overturning the prior dismissal.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 May 2025
But the dicastery closed that case in August 2023, after the diocese notified it of the dismissal of the civil case.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication.
—Ben Mause, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
Prosecutors successfully appealed the case, overturning the prior dismissal.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 12 May 2025
But the dicastery closed that case in August 2023, after the diocese notified it of the dismissal of the civil case.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
Noun
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If the people who are protesting the firing don’t like our government, desiring its overthrow and institution of socialism, they are encouraged to change their hearts and remain here or welcome to leave and find a nation governed to their liking.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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To say that the firing of Dr. Hayden — executed with the Trumpian flair for erasure — was merely political is to miss the deeper insult.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The historically Black university also plans to reduce costs through attrition, cuts to the temporary workforce and furloughs, among other initiatives.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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Khalil’s lawyers requested a two-week furlough from his current imprisonment at the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, La., after his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, went into labor in New York City.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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This vignette of administrative chaos exacerbated by mass layoffs will be familiar to any federal employee or contractor whose agency has been felled of late by the whimsical machete of DOGE.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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In New Haven, a $23 million budget deficit could mean the removal of over 150 positions, including layoffs and closing vacancies.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
Noun
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While federal student loan borrowers are entitled a discharge upon their death, historically that discharge would have been taxable to the estate.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Advanced cases may cause abnormal vaginal bleeding or unusual discharge.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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