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as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff
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as in winters
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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Recent Examples of layoffs
When GenAI first captured widespread attention in 2023, smart companies built sustainable AI governance models, prioritized transparency and tackled employee displacement through reinvention rather than layoffs.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
How about the layoffs from agentics, the autonomous AI systems?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Now layoffs often follow the promise of efficiency brought by AI.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Unifor said those layoffs would last through October.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Firaxis Games, the studio that developed Civilization VII, is undergoing layoffs.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Office of Social Equity and Innovation, which includes the Office of Neighborhood Safety, took one of the biggest hits to its workforce relative to its size, with a 23% reduction, most of them through layoffs.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
And this has come with sweeping, indiscriminate layoffs of nonpartisan public servants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
More layoffs were sure to come.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
How about the layoffs from agentics, the autonomous AI systems?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Now layoffs often follow the promise of efficiency brought by AI.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Unifor said those layoffs would last through October.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Firaxis Games, the studio that developed Civilization VII, is undergoing layoffs.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Office of Social Equity and Innovation, which includes the Office of Neighborhood Safety, took one of the biggest hits to its workforce relative to its size, with a 23% reduction, most of them through layoffs.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
And this has come with sweeping, indiscriminate layoffs of nonpartisan public servants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
More layoffs were sure to come.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layoffs
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which filed the charges, is appealing the dismissals of five of the seven cases in the double voting matter.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Managers will be submitting their list of dismissals to HR between September and October.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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From sweltering summer afternoons to rainy days and icy winters, there are plenty of times when heading outside just isn’t an option.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many herbs thrive in mild Southern winters with little care.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Public Schools settled with two former Lincoln Park High School administrators last month, following a five-year legal battle that began after their 2020 firings based on claims that were eventually disputed.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Chapman weathered the pandemic without layoffs, furloughs or cuts to salaries and benefits, Struppa said.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
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Many matches that stretch to five sets are hailed as classics, but closer inspection reveals their lulls and impurities.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Time – Plan to stay out at least an hour; showers often have bursts and lulls.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Potential breaks for employers Other changes that would allow workers to set aside more of their income on a pre-tax basis in flexible spending accounts for care expenses, from $5,000 to $7,500, are also likely to provide the largest benefits to higher income workers.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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That means more snack breaks during your study sessions.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Layoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layoffs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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