humiliations

noun

plural of humiliation
as in debasements

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  1. dismissals
  2. firings
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
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  • The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system.
    — Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of firings
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“Humiliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliations. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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