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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sacked

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verb (2)

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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Recent Examples of sacked
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One thing Taylor won't like is that Burrow was sacked once and then hit while throwing on third-and-4 from the Lions 38 during the second series. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Norwich just missed out on that position, coming ninth, but head coach Liam Manning was nowhere to be seen by then, having been sacked in November with his team second-bottom of the table. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The European Court of Human ​Rights ruled in 2014 that Hungary had sacked Baka for criticism ​of the ⁠government and that his removal did damage to democratic freedoms in Hungary. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026 The offense couldn’t run the ball, and Dart was sacked three times early by defensive tackles Darius Alexander and Josh Tupou and safety Tyler Nubin. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Bennett threw at least one interception, and Simpson was sacked at least once. — Kai Dizon, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 Later, on third-and-6 from the 50 with 10 seconds left, Ewers was sacked by Cameron Goode. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Second Team Period Malik Willis at QB Sieler sacked Willis on a play-action that took to long to develop. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacked
  1. dismissed
  2. plundered
  3. removed
  4. looted
  5. fired
  6. pillaged
  7. retired
  8. raided
Verb
  • But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All six defendants initially faced torture charges that were dismissed.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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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
Definition of plundered
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  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • The drum topped a list of 148 objects that Côte d’Ivoire requested from France in 2019; the petition followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 pledge to return works of art looted in Africa during the colonial era.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles County deputies say that an AutoZone in East Los Angeles was found looted early Saturday morning, near the spot where a street takeover had taken place.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of looted
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  • The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square, their numbers building over several weeks until June 4, when People’s Liberation Army troops fired on them.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fired
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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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  • The insider suggested that Anne will likely follow in the footsteps of her late father, Prince Philip, who retired from official royal engagements at 96 years old.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron retired his first 15 batters before issuing a leadoff walk to Oswald Peraza in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Members of the Montreal City Police Department found the weapon, a Glock 26, on August 30, 2024, when officers raided a home in relation to a kidnapping investigation, court records show.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This has been an issue discussed by many across the ACC and Big 12 in previous weeks, wondering aloud what this would prevent in terms of being raided by the others, most notably the SEC.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of raided

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