as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of pink-slip
Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Lopez opted for a pink slip dress and some fuzzy outerwear.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
In past years, the council raised parking fees and slashed vacant positions instead of handing employees a pink slip.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Lopez opted for a pink slip dress and some fuzzy outerwear.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
Verb
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Downing Street has blamed the Foreign Office for the failure, and a top civil servant has reportedly been sacked.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Downing Street moved swiftly late on Thursday to try to quash the scandal, sacking the Foreign Office’s top official, Olly Robbins.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The department has encountered legal challenges to the firings.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Also, to fill the gap created by the administration's own firings, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth authorized sending military lawyers (known as JAGs) to serve as temporary immigration judges for six-month rotations.—
Ted Koppel,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Federal Court Justice James Stellios ruled in dismissing the appeal that no jurisdiction error was made in 2024 by then Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in ordering Duggan's extradition.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Maasdorp called for a pivot toward investment, capital mobilization, and regional integration, saying BII was looking to forge partnerships that de-risk investment in markets long dismissed as too volatile.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s designed to be a loose fit, with drop shoulders and two convenient side pockets to boot.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2026
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Restricted footwear, like big boots, or flashy styles with tons of metal hardware are often flagged and asked to be removed.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Quinlan represents former district CEO Pedro Martinez, who was fired without cause in December 2024, in an ongoing lawsuit against several current and former board members.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2018
Verb
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Rea took the bulk of the innings following lefty Riley Martin’s perfect opening frame that required just six pitches to retire the top of the Phillies’ order.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The reason many of the remaining adults on Medicaid are not working is that they are retired, serving as a caregiver, or too sick, KFF has found.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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That raised concerns about layoffs in an industry that has sustained significant downsizing in recent years as viewers and advertisers migrate to streaming options and social media platforms like TikTok.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Pink-slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink-slip. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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