DISMISSION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dismission

noun

Definition of dismission

as in dismissal

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In the span of a single week, the dismissal of a Ukrainian defense minister set in motion a transformation of the country’s armed forces that replaced the old guard with a new generation of leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Having disposed of the timeliness issue, the appeal court next turned to the merits of the dismissal of RCA's causes of action under the Hawaii UPEPA.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of dismissal

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One refugee, Kalu Singh Tamang, had been a national soccer star in Bhutan before the expulsion.

— Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Trajectories are shaped by the force of a micrometeoroid's expulsion from the comet's nucleus, along with the gentle push of radiation from the sun and the gravitational tug of the planets.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of expulsion

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The comment resulted in the employee being fired, but the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the firing violated the employee’s First Amendment rights.

— Corey Schmidt July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Such a timeline seems plausible, as Russian officials have previously disclosed that the RD-0169A rocket engine intended to power the Amur rocket is in the preliminary stages of test firings.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of firing

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Symptoms can include a lump in the armpit, dimpled skin on the chest, red or flaky skin near the nipple, pain or tenderness on the chest or armpit, clear or bloody nipple discharge and an inverted nipple, per the Cleveland Clinic.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
At the same time, officers were conducting an investigatory stop for a firearm, when a struggle with a suspect ensued and the suspect’s weapon discharge.

— Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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