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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
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
The furloughs come just weeks before the museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration, as well as the third anniversary of its opening on June 27.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026
Public pressure and her deteriorating health led to releases and furloughs.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
In Cambodia, worker groups spoke of furloughs, cut shifts and job losses.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
The savings the city will get from the unpaid worker furloughs during the first year of the deal — the new fiscal year starting July 1 — nearly covers the cost of the 2% raises and other benefits employees get that first year.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
The furloughs come just weeks before the museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration, as well as the third anniversary of its opening on June 27.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026
Public pressure and her deteriorating health led to releases and furloughs.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
In Cambodia, worker groups spoke of furloughs, cut shifts and job losses.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs
Noun
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So after an abysmal home sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox over Fourth of July weekend, Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner delivered news of the dismissals to Rizzo and field manager Dave Martinez.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Even so, these dismissals are symptomatic of a system in crisis.—
Rebecca Dunlea,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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Critical thinking really bums them out.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Breslow knows a sell-off would mean admitting the firings didn’t work.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Donovan’s departure followed the April 6 firings of executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley with four games left in the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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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Well … that’s where my skepticism kicks back in.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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With their mandatory minicamp wrapping up on Thursday, the Chicago Bears get some time to rest before offseason programming kicks back into gear.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The departments recently faced budget cuts as the city attempted to close the gap of a $1 billion budget shortfall and avoid mass layoffs.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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You might not have been affected by this round of layoffs, but the harms of extreme wealth concentration are coming for all of us.—
Alex Lee,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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This day in sports history 1908 — Colin wins the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead Bay and retires undefeated after 15 starts.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Social Security's trust fund helps cover the gap between the program's income and benefit obligations, which have outpaced revenue as the baby boom generation retires and the number of beneficiaries grows.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Furloughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughs. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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