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
Chronic cortisol elevation does change the face over time, and the biology behind the viral term is more real than most dismissals of it suggest.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Attorneys for Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress who sought the dismissal had no immediate comment.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Top receiver Parker Kingston’s dismissal in February leaves BYU without last year’s top three receiving targets in Kingston, Chase Roberts and tight end Carsen Ryan.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Representatives for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the case’s dismissal.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Attorneys for Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress who sought the dismissal had no immediate comment.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Top receiver Parker Kingston’s dismissal in February leaves BYU without last year’s top three receiving targets in Kingston, Chase Roberts and tight end Carsen Ryan.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Representatives for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the case’s dismissal.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
Noun
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In a tense call after Altman’s firing, the board pressed him to acknowledge a pattern of deception.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Not with a dramatic firing, not with a bitter exit, but with an acquisition that made my role redundant.—
Geoff Curtis,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That is why programs allowing supervised or monitored furloughs exist.—
Sean Garcia Leys,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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The number of furlough days was determined by the employee's salary.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran war.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the company will cut 124 jobs, with the layoffs scheduled to take effect June 30.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The internal medicine specialist said that, while health screenings have been the main services offered in the two mobile clinics to date, the plan is to use these resources to research how the ability to visit patients can help close the treatment loop after discharge.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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He is also accused of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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