laid off (of)

past tense of lay off (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid off (of)
Verb
  • Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then the key to Finnish success in reducing homelessness is the housing-first model, where the logic is that you're not required to quit using alcohol or narcotics.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Growing economic uncertainty has kept workers from quitting their jobs and has led businesses to slow down hiring decisions, experts say.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first major changes to JCPS' student assignment plan came in 1984, when the district discontinued the use of the alphabetical system for middle and high schoolers.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Metoclopramide, another drug frequently used to manage nausea, was discontinued by nearly a third of patients due to adverse reactions.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And so this was a gift that dropped into my lap.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Laid off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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