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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
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The men allege their dismissals violated their Fifth Amendment right to due process and the First Amendment's guarantee to free association and free speech.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Attorney Chris Mattei, representing the agents, said the dismissals weakened the bureau.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ursa Major will be able to conduct full-scale static firings, and drop and temperature storage testing for current and future missile systems.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The former officials’ attorneys, represented by former Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell, are seeking back pay and a formal declaration that the firings were unlawful.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Production shutdowns, layoffs BrightDrop's struggles come less than a year after GM folded the commercial vans into its Chevrolet brand in a bid to boost its performance as GM tries to gain ground against competitors, including Ford and Rivian, in the electric van space.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 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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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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