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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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 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
White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Here's the latest breakdown on temporary furloughs during the government shutdown by agency.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
The lawful option is furloughs.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Government employees and other organizations can also fight furloughs in court, Lawrence said, but past shutdowns have not lasted long enough for this to happen.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the government shutdown nears the two-week mark, several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), remain impacted by furloughs and cannot operate as usual.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 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
White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Here's the latest breakdown on temporary furloughs during the government shutdown by agency.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
The lawful option is furloughs.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Government employees and other organizations can also fight furloughs in court, Lawrence said, but past shutdowns have not lasted long enough for this to happen.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs
Noun
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Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya have challenged their dismissals as unlawful.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Former agency employees doubted the administration’s claim that some dismissals were caused by coding errors.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Trade unions are few and attempts to organize are met with threats, firings and, in some cases, violence, the workers said.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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During the McCarthy era, firings came by memo, not trial.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The layoffs to the special education office, affecting 121 employees, would primarily alter the ability of the department to conduct oversight of how the money is spent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Trump’s popularity on the economy has remained low amid a mix of tariffs, federal worker layoffs and partisan sniping that has culminated in a government shutdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 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
Verb
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Abderholden, 71, of Minneapolis, retires on Wednesday after 24 years as executive director of NAMI Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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An American who retires at 65 can expect to live roughly 20 more years, give or take, based on longevity data.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
7 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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