dismission

Definition of dismissionnext

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Noun
  • While the primary suit was settled with no monetary compensation for either side, Lively’s lawyers preserved their motion to pursue damages and fees related to the dismissal of Baldoni’s suit.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
  • Reps for Paramount and Shell did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment on the dismissal filings.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The expulsion of five diabetes experts from the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans earlier this week caused quite a stir.
    Alex Hogan, STAT, 12 June 2026
  • The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.
    Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • Guests also love the daily tradition that starts by the fireplace in the main lobby, processes to a ceremonial firing of a replica 19th-century cannon on the edge of Mobile Bay, and finishes with light bites back at the hotel.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The board voted 7-0 after meeting in executive session to consider the firing of Jennifer Honka.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Rahmanullah Lakanwal was charged with eight additional counts in a superseding indictment, including murder of a person assisting an officer of the United States and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime that causes death, both of which are death penalty-eligible.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • After his seat got targeted for remapping by California Democrats, Kiley filed a discharge petition on a bill banning midcycle gerrymandering — a position shared by many Democrats until recently.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
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“Dismission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismission. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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