SACKED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

sacked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of sack

as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment he was sacked for showing up late once too often

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past tense of sack

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace

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After a shock loss to the Arizona Cardinals, in which Herbert had one touchdown, one interception and was sacked three times, the QB dropped from third in the odds to out of the top 10. — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In Nix’s four previous starts against the Chiefs, he was sacked a total of five times. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The Lions carried the ball 33 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and Jared Goff was only sacked once. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 On the third, Willis had his first-down pass batted down, threw wide on a crossing pattern on second down and then was sacked on third down. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Willis was sacked five times, Achane barely had running lanes and captains Patrick Paul and Aaron Brewer committed back-to-back holding penalties in the second quarter. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Jones was knocking on the door just outside of the red zone when Boone sacked Peyton Carroll and forced a fumble. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 West Boca reached the Crusaders’ 8-yard line with 13 seconds remaining, only to have Moran sacked as time expired. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The Texans sacked Allen eight times and picked him off twice in their last meeting. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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In California, a federal judge this month dismissed the administration’s challenge to school sports policies allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their gender identity.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Netanyahu dismissed the allegations, and is suing Levi and several other Israelis who have made similar charges.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Nike's stock price has plummeted nearly 80% from its 2021 peak, and the company is set to be removed from the S&P 100 Index before the market opens next Monday.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
In the late 1990s, there were calls for the citizenship of Yigal Amir, who assassinated former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, to be removed.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of removed

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It was looted during World War II and returned to the heirs of Baron András Herzog by Germany in 2010.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Sudan’s civil war turned its national museum into a battlefield and crime scene, with ancient statues shattered, skeletal remains scorched and vaults of gold looted.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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And when Auburn fired Hugh Freeze last season, Sumrall emerged as one of the Tigers’ prime candidates.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
After a disastrous 3-14 season in 2025, Glenn fired half his coaching staff and brought in experienced assistants, including offensive coordinator Frank Reich.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

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But Nolan also throws a meditative new wrinkle into the story, as Odysseus comes to grips with his role in the Trojan War, leading the charge as his men raped, murdered and pillaged in his name.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

Definition of pillaged

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Marilyn retired from the Air Force and moved back to the Kansas City area in March.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Rynders has more than 29 years of experience in fire service and worked under Village President John Skillman, who retired from the Carpentersville Fire Department in 2016.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of retired

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Still, the family was shocked when their home was raided by Homeland Security Investigations and LAPD in August 2023.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
After a nearly seven-week manhunt, police raided the Kohberger family home in eastern Pennsylvania, where Kohberger was visiting during holiday break, and arrested him in late December 2022.

— Kevin Fixler September 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

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