DISMISSIONS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dismissions

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plural of dismission

as in dismissals

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Women are increasingly leveraging AI tools like Claude to navigate their healthcare, seeking control and addressing historical dismissals within the medical system.

— Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
But there are also several reasons to suggest he simply couldn’t be trusted to lead the red-ball side — from his off-field antics in New Zealand last winter, to his penchant for daft dismissals at crucial moments in games.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of dismissals

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Pelley was shown the door with cause after confronting management over the firings at a June 1 meeting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
The cuts include some firings, but mostly sending intelligence officials from other agencies who have been assigned to work at ODNI, such as the CIA, back to their primary jobs, according to The Washington Post.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of firings

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Across the country, data shows Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Across the country, data show Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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There are numerous federal regulations from different agencies around discharges of radium to the environment, but many do not directly apply to oil and gas wastes.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
That order applied to nearly 8,000 active-duty and reserve troops who were involuntarily separated after refusing the shot, more than half of whom did not receive honorable discharges.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026

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