SACKINGS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

sackings

noun

plural of sacking

as in dismissals

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Noun

That match had 24 dismissals either leg before wicket or bowled, a record for a Test in England.

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The allegations against Tran have led to other murder convictions being overturned, dismissals and relatively lenient plea deals in other cases.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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According to the Montana Grizzly Bear Conflict Dashboard, the state has recorded 101 conflicts so far this year, including 30 livestock depredations and 34 encounters with humans.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
No amount of macho beatdowns in the UFC cage matches on the White House lawn will make anyone forget Epstein’s depredations.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

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Noun

The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system.

— Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of firings

Noun

While Apple’s layoffs are uncommon and relatively small, other companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees in the last year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The layoffs come as Ellison has been quietly rebuilding her business after several years of near-dormancy.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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