lays off

present tense third-person singular of lay off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lays off
Verb
  • When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The buck stops with the humans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without any of the three, money once again ceases to circulate.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the details may subtly shift between each retelling, but the story always remains the same and never ceases to grab attention.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Antihydra almost certainly never halts.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
  • More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As cable loses subscribers, that inherently cuts off access to networks like TNT.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Auto start-stop is a vehicle feature that shuts off the engine when a vehicle is stopped to conserve fuel.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The communication system shuts off 15 seconds before the play clock expires.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nina Dobrev and Shaun White are reportedly calling it quits.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Noble Riot joins First Draft Taproom & Kitchen in calling it quits in RiNo recently.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The dull roar from the construction site cuts out.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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