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
Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg News found that in a recent round of layoffs that occurred in Microsoft’s home state of Washington, software engineering was by far the largest single job category to receive pink slips, making up more than 40% of the roughly 2,000 positions cut.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Nissan Altima: Another sedan bites the dust as the Nissan Altima gets its pink slip for 2026, following the larger Maxima’s demise for 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg News found that in a recent round of layoffs that occurred in Microsoft’s home state of Washington, software engineering was by far the largest single job category to receive pink slips, making up more than 40% of the roughly 2,000 positions cut.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Noun
The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink slip
Verb
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United were profitable in each of the years in which Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho were sacked.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And Bonitto planted suddenly, spinning back inside and leaving Mims in the dust to sack Browning.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His remarks contradicted assurances from agency officials that mass firings were not permitted under law.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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With the Giants firing manager Bob Melvin, Bochy's old post has opened up, and the Giants' president of baseball operations is his former MVP catcher, Buster Posey.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But, in 1965, the year the United States put bombers in the air and boots on the ground in Vietnam, pretty much the only people who carried cameras were professional photographers and tourists.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Around Ann Arbor, places and rituals normally devoted to football game days got a country conversion, as streets, sidewalks and pubs swarmed with concertgoers clad in Western hats, boots, denim and fringe.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Canadian treasure, who played the Darth Vader–esque Dark Helmet in the original franchise, retired from acting in the ’90s after his wife died of cancer.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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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When the Braves failed to gain traction by early summer, the consensus among baseball observers was that Snitker wouldn’t be fired during the season.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams and co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.—
Becky Bohrer,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The latest job cuts are part of an ongoing move toward corporate efficiency and cost-cutting measures, and are in line with similar downsizing at rival media companies in Hollywood after the end of the Peak TV era and the impact of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink%20slip. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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