furloughed

past tense of furlough

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughed
Verb
  • By 2002, Casa de los Trucos had seven locations throughout South Florida and recently downsized to the original Calle Ocho location to make things more manageable for the Torres family.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The main event, downsized to a sideshow.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The men idled in the home’s marble and gold foyer alongside a gaggle of other visitors waiting to meet one of Manhattan’s most mysterious businessmen.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That facility is being retooled to prepare for the new product, while the workforce remains idled.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not only have none retired from international football particularly early, but the ones who did give it up — Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Toni Kroos — reversed their decision and came back to it anyway.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Phil Danaher, the winningest coach in Texas high school football history, retired with 490 wins.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not to mention, Texas Tech sacked Kansas nine times.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • He was sacked nine times and only garnered 31 rushing yards on seven carries.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sweden’s largest forest industry group, Södra, has axed 200 positions as the pulp producer restructures operations.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Still, services axed this year may leave behind a vacuum.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.
    Dan Kois, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chiefs are back, just as quickly as they were dismissed, and that’s in more than ways than post-game one-liners exuding some confidence after a convincing 30-17 win against the red-hot Lions.
    Sam McDowell October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And these cases may very well be dismissed on that basis.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wells Fargo trimmed its price targets on paint and coating companies Sherwin-Williams ($395 from $400) and PPG ($132 from $135) but kept its buy ratings on both stocks.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Ottawa trimmed its active roster to 21 players, two below the maximum of 23, ahead of Monday’s league-wide deadline.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Furloughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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