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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
Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Late 2024 – Early 2025 – The airline cuts jobs, furloughs pilots, sells aircraft, and rejects a Frontier merger offer while trying to stabilize.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
At the same time, tariffs and weak demand have pushed Stellantis to extend furloughs at its Termoli site in Italy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
At the University of Washington, the renewal of 73 federal grants totaling over $61 million was delayed as of April, leading to furloughs and layoffs, court documents reveal.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
Johnston said that as long as the economy doesn’t dip into a full recession next year, the city won’t require more furloughs or layoffs in 2026.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
As Black women face workforce trends like layoffs, burnout, and furloughs more acutely, which can impact mental and physical health, this mindset shift, ironically, underscores that soft living within a community context is a sustainable practice, not a self-indulgent one.
—Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
But in late July, the company announced another round of pilot furloughs and demotions — the third since September.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
This will result in furloughs, salary reductions for employees, and personnel cuts.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Chapman weathered the pandemic without layoffs, furloughs or cuts to salaries and benefits, Struppa said.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Late 2024 – Early 2025 – The airline cuts jobs, furloughs pilots, sells aircraft, and rejects a Frontier merger offer while trying to stabilize.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
At the same time, tariffs and weak demand have pushed Stellantis to extend furloughs at its Termoli site in Italy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
At the University of Washington, the renewal of 73 federal grants totaling over $61 million was delayed as of April, leading to furloughs and layoffs, court documents reveal.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
Johnston said that as long as the economy doesn’t dip into a full recession next year, the city won’t require more furloughs or layoffs in 2026.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
As Black women face workforce trends like layoffs, burnout, and furloughs more acutely, which can impact mental and physical health, this mindset shift, ironically, underscores that soft living within a community context is a sustainable practice, not a self-indulgent one.
—Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
But in late July, the company announced another round of pilot furloughs and demotions — the third since September.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
This will result in furloughs, salary reductions for employees, and personnel cuts.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs
Noun
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which filed the charges, is appealing the dismissals of five of the seven cases in the double voting matter.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Managers will be submitting their list of dismissals to HR between September and October.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Public Schools settled with two former Lincoln Park High School administrators last month, following a five-year legal battle that began after their 2020 firings based on claims that were eventually disputed.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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When GenAI first captured widespread attention in 2023, smart companies built sustainable AI governance models, prioritized transparency and tackled employee displacement through reinvention rather than layoffs.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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How about the layoffs from agentics, the autonomous AI systems?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Sink retires after more than 30 years in the energy industry, holding leadership roles in both business operations and financial management.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Known for his larger-than-life personality – and the even bigger mascot heads he’s worn – Corso retires as one of the pioneers of football television.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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