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as in downsized
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as in idled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughed
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Three major players — Twisted Pixel, Armature and Sanzaru Games — have been shuttered, while Supernatural is being downsized following news the Supernatural VR fitness app will no longer get significant updates.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Viviana Obenland, human resource supervisor for Agile Cold Storage, said several people looking for jobs told her their previous company had downsized and had large layoffs.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Adding to the complexity of the situation, a new California law, SB 237, now requires oil facilities idled for five years or more on January 1 to obtain a permit from the California Coastal Commission before restarting operations.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some unmarked government vehicles idled; others drove around.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out about the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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Banks had retired from the Border Patrol as a GS-14, below the rank required to oversee it.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Martin retired in February 2025 after 32 years — 25 of them at the same station.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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And because only days before the February 2021 surgery Mahomes had scrambled a stupefying 497 yards behind the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball or being sacked in a 31-9 drubbing by Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ward was also sacked 55 times, the most in the league.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2025
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands of public health jobs axed.—
Jennifer W. Tsai,
STAT,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Anaconda star has no hard feelings over the sketch getting axed.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Furloughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughed. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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