SACKED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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In July, the South African Football Association (SAFA) issued two separate statements, the first dismissing reports that Broos had been sacked from his role, with the second statement denying he had been offered a one-year contract extension. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 31 July 2026 People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 Willis was sacked, rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was among the others in the backfield. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Oilers quarterback Warren Moon had a rough afternoon, throwing two picks and getting sacked three times. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026 The real one is back with the Hightowers in Tumbleton, which Ormund has sacked and occupied. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 He got sacked 23 times last season and was under pressure more than that. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The order arrived not long after the Visigoth king Alaric captured and sacked Rome in 410 CE. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, after days of widespread protests against the removal of the country’s popular defense minister. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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As long as the contents of a container have not been plundered outright, they can even be delivered to the recipient after an accident, albeit with some delay.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
The Stuttgart striker plundered two second-half goals, including a stoppage-time winner, to earn his side a place in the last 32.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 June 2026

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Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Many chefs pull salmon when the thermometer reads about 125 to 130 degrees for medium, knowing carryover cooking will continue after it’s removed from the grill.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

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Kelly, 59, who earned $478,000 prize money, fired rounds of 66, 68, 68, 68.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
In a separate incident last week, an officer fired one shot at a woman who was accused of shooting a handgun at trees in a far south Fort Worth neighborhood on Belshire Court.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 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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In Missouri, police agreed to pay $750,000 after officers raided a family’s home over an unpaid gas bill and shot and killed Kiya, the family’s four-year-old pit bull.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
Law enforcement officers eventually raided A Community Funeral Home in November 2025, according to Click2Houston and KTRK.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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