dismission

noun

Definition of dismissionnext
as in dismissal

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  1. dismissal
  2. expulsion
  3. firing
  4. discharge
Noun
  • The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) explored the candidacy of various coaches in the wake of McCullum’s dismissal from the red-ball role.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Suda filed suit for wrongful dismissal, and the museum countersued her for theft; the conflict is set to be resolved via arbitration, at a judge’s order, later this year.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
Definition of dismissal
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  • Those minors now make up a large part of the 3,000-5,000 migrants who have avoided expulsion from Ceuta of the original 60,000 who came across.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Employees who break the policy can be fired, the school’s handbook states, and students face punishment, possibly expulsion.
    — Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • Security camera footage from inside CHOP shows people in a Nissan Pathfinder firing gunshots at the white Jeep.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Jets named him interim head coach five games into the 2024 season after the firing of Robert Saleh.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of firing
Noun
  • Make sure that the water is flowing through the discharge pipe outside.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Styropek also had to eliminate the unauthorized discharge of plastic pellets from all of the facility’s stormwater drains.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharge
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