Thesaurus results for FIRINGS

firings

noun

plural of firing

as in shots

a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece found a flaw in the gun's firing

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Recent Examples of firings The Netflix layoffs included other high-profile firings, like head of film Dan Lin, though his exit had been rumored for some time. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Thursday's lawsuit cites public comments made by top Justice Department officials and the president directed toward the plaintiffs as evidence the firings were motivated by political animus. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The trio sued the Pentagon in federal court, alleging the firings were violations of the Defense Department’s personnel rules and the First Amendment. — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 The firings, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, are the latest sign of turmoil inside leading AI companies over the safety of the technology, highlighted by a series of incidents involving rogue AI agents. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The firings also weren’t the only safety departure at OpenAI last week. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Seats warming up September firings used to be extremely rare, but after four last year and three in 2022, no job ever feels safe for very long. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Many of the notable firings were of Black or female officers, let go without explanation despite excellent service records. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings

Noun

Stokes — now a four-time WNBA champion — pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked two shots to cap her spectacular postseason.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
But with several miscues, bad shots and a rocky five-minute stretch in the third, their shot slipped right by.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

The groups are calling for potential polluters to notify treatment facilities about PFAS in their discharges, a phaseout of PFAS use, and restrictions on industrial discharges into rivers and sewage treatment plants.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharges

Noun

The electrical system provides the high bursts of power needed for vertical take-offs and landings, while the fuel engine sustains long-range cruising.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
This nebula, called the Red Spider Nebula, is scuttling around space while its central star, glowing bright red in the middle, ejects bursts of gas and dust.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of bursts

Noun

Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026