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- even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff
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- after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of lay off (Entry 2 of 2)
- you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one
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“Layoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layoff. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of layoff was in 1748
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