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the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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Recent Examples of furloughs
Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Democrats in the commonwealth hope that voter anger over the firings and furloughs will carry them to victory on Tuesday night.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
While work continues, employee furloughs can lead to delays in processing loans and mortgage applications.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Vought is playing a key role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether to impose mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs, and the specifics of which federal funds are cut.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Again, get cracking to file, even if the IRS furloughs are triggering more uncertainty in how government services will be handled as the federal government shutdown drags on.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
As the budget standoff nears the record for the longest shutdown ever, agency furloughs, reductions in force, canceled grants and jeopardized infrastructure projects document the devastating and immediate damage to the government’s ability to serve the public.
—Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Democrats in the commonwealth hope that voter anger over the firings and furloughs will carry them to victory on Tuesday night.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
While work continues, employee furloughs can lead to delays in processing loans and mortgage applications.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Vought is playing a key role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether to impose mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs, and the specifics of which federal funds are cut.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Again, get cracking to file, even if the IRS furloughs are triggering more uncertainty in how government services will be handled as the federal government shutdown drags on.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs
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The number of criminal case dismissed amid the ongoing bar advocate work stoppage surpassed 1,500 with another surge of dismissals this week, according to trial court records.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … COACHING CAROUSEL – Former Alabama coach Nick Saban blamed the current landscape of college football for the dismissals of Billy Napier, James Franklin and others.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Requiring over 20 hours of fabrication time, this lustrous dial is produced via the application of numerous layers of vitreous enamel and multiple firings in a kiln measuring between 800 degrees and 900 degrees Celsius.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over the past 10 months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of three people who hadn’t been laid off have offered, given or lent money to someone negatively affected by layoffs or the current economic climate, according to a 2023 Quicken survey of 865 adults.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The cancellation comes on the heels of the Paramount-Skydance merger, MTV’s parent, which has resulted in thousands of layoffs companywide.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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Michael Fiddelke, the company’s chief operating officer and former chief financial officer who has spent two decades at the company, will start as Target’s CEO in February as Brian Cornell retires.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Five candidates seek Tennessee Supreme Court seat Five candidates have applied to fill the vacancy on Tennessee’s Supreme Court that will be created when Justice Holly Kirby retires on June 30, the Administrative Office of the Courts announced this week.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The insurance company may then delay or deny the request, which kicks back the paperwork to the doctor’s office and starts the entire process all over again.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Furloughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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