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
Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The Trojans finished 7-6 and, five games into the 2013 season, Kiffin’s athletic director met him after a dismal 62-41 loss to Arizona and handed Kiffin his pink slip.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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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
Some Gen Zers have already faced the pink slip just months into the start of their career due to employers being unimpressed with some of their soft skills, like organization.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The Trojans finished 7-6 and, five games into the 2013 season, Kiffin’s athletic director met him after a dismal 62-41 loss to Arizona and handed Kiffin his pink slip.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
Verb
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Last year, the Eagles sacked Patrick Mahomes six times in Philadelphia’s 40-22 victory over the Chiefs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Rumors Tuttle was on verge of being sacked first surfaced on February 26 after Conservative tabloid newspaper Bild reported Weimer had called an extraordinary meeting to discuss her future as festival director.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But amid mass firings and shifting priorities, that role has waned.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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There just really simply has to be firings.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, these picture-perfect images are often dismissed as advertisements that ignore the far less glamorous issues in the destination, including human rights abuses.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors dismissed doxxing charges in the Baldwin Park case after a Homeland Security investigator told the court the address that protesters shouted on the livestream was a few houses away from where Reyes lived.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At a recent show the ringleader wore a red dirndl with gray knee socks and black ankle boots.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Will there be boots on the ground in Iran?—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hezbollah fired missiles deep into Israel, setting off air raid sirens in central Israel and its commercial hub Tel Aviv, as interception blasts sounded as far as Jerusalem.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Through geolocating and verifying seven images, Human Rights Watch said Israel fired white phosphorus using artillery at residential areas in the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 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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Flores issued a one-out walk and another single in the sixth inning, but the second-year right-hander retired two straight HCU batters to get out of the jam.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Even as her hard-line tactics have shown some success, Sheinbaum has not renounced the precepts of López Obrador, who, while retired, remains a revered and influential figure.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The analyst said the downsizing should increase its earnings power, underpinning a more constructive stance on the name.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Analysts and economists responded throughout the week that the economics implied by Citrini’s argument were unsound, but on Thursday, Twitter co-founder and current Block CEO Jack Dorsey stunned the market by announcing a massive 40% downsizing of his company’s ranks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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