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 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 Under Bondi and Blanche’s leadership, the department has lost thousands of employees through firings, resignations or voluntary departures. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 In recent months, law enforcement agencies across Georgia have announced that audits of the Flock cameras have led to arrests, firings, and investigations. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Mental states correspond to a particular physicality of the brain, meaning that sadness corresponds to specific wirings and firings in the brain. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Engineers, technical specialists, and test personnel assisted throughout the campaign by preparing the facility, overseeing the engine firings, and ensuring each test was conducted safely. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 But Wilson’s 2021 rag-dolling of Artemi Panarin and the front-office firings that followed two days later forever changed the course of the franchise. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings

Noun

Etzel noted that the order makes several significant changes, which include reducing the number of diseases targeted by childhood vaccines and separating the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine into individual shots.

— Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Courtesy of Atlanta’s defense, the Dream disrupted the Tempo’s offense early, forcing them to struggle getting shots in the paint.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of shots

Noun

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

Definition of discharges

Noun

Scientists are curious about the sun’s inner workings to better track massive bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that can hurl toward Earth.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The engines, adapted from those used in the company’s heavy machinery, mix pressurized hydrogen gas with air and ignite it to create bursts of power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bursts

Noun

Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.

— Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
Less expensive than three artillery barrages, Colonel Bell said during a June roundtable discussion with reporters.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026