DISMISSIONS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dismissions

noun

plural of dismission

as in dismissals

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Noun

Moreover, about half of California’s public safety turnover was due to workers retiring to take their pension benefits, not to resignations or dismissals.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
The true drama in the faction has centered around Morgan’s dismissals of Perez, the group’s young star who has all the potential in the world to be a world champion one day.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissals

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Speaking in the Great Hall at the DOJ headquarters in Washington, Blanche praised career employees and sought to reassure a workforce depleted by firings and resignations and bruised by courtroom setbacks and accusations of political interference.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
Blanche will do so with an agency that has been hollowed out by resignations, firings and voluntary departures while also confronting mounting pushback from the courts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of firings

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Spanish authorities call the surge a violation of territorial integrity and a humanitarian crisis, blaming human-trafficking networks and confusion over a recent Supreme Court ruling on migrant expulsions.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
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

Definition of expulsions

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In addition, this information could allow sewage treatment plant managers to regularly monitor their discharges.

— Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
This release offers insights into labor-market tightness by showing the number of job openings and hires, along with a breakdown of why employees left their jobs (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations such as retirement).

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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