furloughs 1 of 2

noun

plural of furlough
as in dismissals
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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furloughs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of furlough
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as in excesses

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Recent Examples of furloughs
Noun
That could mean more layoffs or other cost-cutting measures, such as furloughs or a spending freeze. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Police, firefighters, paramedics, and 911 employees are exempt from the furloughs. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 30 June 2026 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
  1. dismissals
  2. downsizes
  3. bums
  4. firings
  5. axes
  6. kicks back
  7. layoffs
  8. retires
Noun
  • That match had 24 dismissals either leg before wicket or bowled, a record for a Test in England.
    — Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The allegations against Tran have led to other murder convictions being overturned, dismissals and relatively lenient plea deals in other cases.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissals
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of downsizes
Verb
  • The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Critical thinking really bums them out.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of bums
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  • Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after the firings, Stars and Stripes published an open letter from Navy Capt.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of firings
Verb
  • 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
Definition of axes
Verb
  • Well … that’s where my skepticism kicks back in.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of kicks back
Noun
  • More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain rare and jobless claims are still at historically low levels.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • With Los Angeles’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finally open to the press, the institution’s chief executive has responded to layoffs and high-profile departures that took place last year in the run-up to the inauguration.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of layoffs
Verb
  • Supporting the Sentinel transition The Grey Wolf will also help as the Air Force brings in the LGM-35A Sentinel and retires the Minuteman III facilities.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Rafter, bothered by a right shoulder injury, retires after Cedric Pioline breaks his serve in the opening game of the fifth set.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of retires

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“Furloughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughs. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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