as in firings
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 dismissals
Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya have challenged their dismissals as unlawful.
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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
The law’s ambiguity became an immediate battleground as defendants like Lee sought early dismissals on procedural grounds.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Their dismissals seem like a matter of when, not if.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Public filings list dozens of convictions and dismissals spanning more than two decades, mostly low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as theft, criminal trespass and panhandling.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The Interior Department, for instance, told employees to take home their phones and laptops to keep an eye out of dismissals.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
What to Know The eight former watchdogs sought a court order reinstating them immediately, along with back pay, arguing the abrupt dismissals violated their statutory and constitutional rights.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In recent months, EOIR leadership has criticized judges for not efficiently managing their caseloads, and has encouraged adjudicators to streamline asylum reviews and give oral, as opposed to written, decisions on case dismissals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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
The law’s ambiguity became an immediate battleground as defendants like Lee sought early dismissals on procedural grounds.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Their dismissals seem like a matter of when, not if.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Public filings list dozens of convictions and dismissals spanning more than two decades, mostly low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as theft, criminal trespass and panhandling.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The Interior Department, for instance, told employees to take home their phones and laptops to keep an eye out of dismissals.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
What to Know The eight former watchdogs sought a court order reinstating them immediately, along with back pay, arguing the abrupt dismissals violated their statutory and constitutional rights.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In recent months, EOIR leadership has criticized judges for not efficiently managing their caseloads, and has encouraged adjudicators to streamline asylum reviews and give oral, as opposed to written, decisions on case dismissals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissals
Noun
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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
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During the McCarthy era, firings came by memo, not trial.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The layoffs to the special education office, affecting 121 employees, would primarily alter the ability of the department to conduct oversight of how the money is spent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Trump’s popularity on the economy has remained low amid a mix of tariffs, federal worker layoffs and partisan sniping that has culminated in a government shutdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters Monday that the furloughs at NNSA are unprecedented.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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During the government shutdown, many workers are feeling the squeeze through furloughs or working without pay.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Dismissals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissals. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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