FURLOUGHING Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

furloughing

verb

present participle of furlough

as in downsizing

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as in idling

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In a world where everyone is downsizing, including car manufacturers making their engines smaller, GM has gone the opposite way.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
The administration has taken steps to upend the nation's vaccine guidance -- many of them since halted by a judge -- including downsizing the childhood immunization schedule.

— FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of downsizing

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Amazon representatives say the drone noise is comparable to an idling delivery truck when close to it, and that cameras cannot be accessed, only serving as a safety measure for flights.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Working with Nic was like driving a Lamborghini that could shift from unbreakable speed to idling like a purring lioness.

— Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of idling

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In the most recent two years, the Democrat believed the county was cutting into bone rather than trimming fat.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
That means inspecting flood control and drainage systems, trimming trees that could knock down power lines during high winds, and reinforcing or maintaining infrastructure such as dams, stormwater channels, roads and bridges.

— Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of trimming

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Kids who used to run to the field excited to play, suddenly started loafing to the field wearing their crocs with their heads buried in their phones.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The pair had been loafing for some time among a grove of apple trees on a private residence in Payson.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of loafing

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Documents produced by two DHS whistleblowers in February showed that ICE had significantly scaled up its hiring while axing several screening and training protocols for officers.

— Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
In his July memo, Blume said the company is considering axing a further 50,000 roles globally and closing four factories in Germany.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of axing

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Gvardiol looked jittery early on, rallied a little to break up some dangerous Porto attacks, but then started giving the ball away again and was booked for a needless pull after being caught dawdling in possession.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Further, there’s no excuse for Congress to continue dawdling on farm policy.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

Definition of dawdling

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