DISMISSIONS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dismissions

noun

plural of dismission

as in dismissals

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Noun

That match had 24 dismissals either leg before wicket or bowled, a record for a Test in England.

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The allegations against Tran have led to other murder convictions being overturned, dismissals and relatively lenient plea deals in other cases.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system.

— Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of firings

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Following the 2014 guidance, many school districts shifted away from suspensions and expulsions, adopting restorative justice policies that prioritize dialogue over punishment.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsions

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Jackson records show 99 patient discharges to a chain called Villa Rosa, 24 of them to Villa Rosa I, a 40-bed home on West Ninth Street in Hialeah.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The suit against the ethanol plant also alleged some excess discharges of chlorine and nitrogen ammonia.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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