pink-slips 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pink-slip
as in sacks
to let go from office, service, or employment the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy

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pink slips

2 of 2

noun

plural of pink slip
as in boots

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Recent Examples of pink-slips
Verb
Pixar cuts are numbered to be in the high single percentile of its 1,100 staff, which translates to around or under 100 pink-slips. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slips
  1. sacks
  2. boots
  3. removes
  4. firings
  5. dismisses
  6. fires
  7. retires
  8. releases
Verb
  • Cale Britt sacks the quarterback and Bishop Moore will take over on downs at their own 42.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of sacks
Noun
  • As of now, On does not sell soccer boots, although Mbappé has already teased a prototype in matches.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Everything else, such as a great leather jacket and a trusty pair of boots, can come from your capsule wardrobe.
    — Fiona Ward, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of boots
Verb
  • Instead of replacing merchandisers, AI removes bottlenecks and gives time and control back to brand teams.
    — Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cash does not mean skipping the closing process Another common misunderstanding is that selling for cash removes the normal legal steps involved in transferring real estate.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of removes
Noun
  • Many of the notable firings were of Black or female officers, let go without explanation despite excellent service records.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • At the heart of the GOP frustration with Hegseth is his handling of military firings and promotions.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of firings
Verb
  • If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismisses
Verb
  • Humiliated and filled with grief, Monica shows up at Jax’s law firm and fires her gun.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fires
Verb
  • SpaceX already retires aging Starlink satellites by burning them up in the Earth’s atmosphere.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • New products, markets, channels and customer exceptions can accumulate faster than your organization retires old ones.
    — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of retires
Verb
  • Closer is coming off a buzzy Venice premiere for Alex Gibney’s Musk, which is rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and releases theatrically through Bleecker Street on October 9.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Founded in 2000, KimStim releases international, documentary and repertory titles in North America across theatrical, educational, digital and home-video platforms.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of releases

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“Pink-slips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink-slips. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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