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Recent Examples of severance
The federal government has shed some 97,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, and government payrolls are expected to shrink further in the coming months when severance payments to employees who took buyouts end.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
CEOs don’t even have to be good at their job to enjoy several millions in severance or stock payouts.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The severance opt-in window for New York and Los Angeles employees will be this month, ahead of a major round of layoffs planned for November.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
CEOs don’t even have to be good at their job to enjoy several millions in severance or stock payouts.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The severance opt-in window for New York and Los Angeles employees will be this month, ahead of a major round of layoffs planned for November.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Richards’ divorce attorney Brett Berman denied the allegations and accused Phypers of abusing and harassing the actress.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The couple announced their divorce back in 2023.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler, went to the locker room after a diving pass breakup in the second quarter.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fans think Nina Dobrev and Shaun White’s abrupt breakup makes a whole lot more sense after watching the actor’s latest TikTok video.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Demonstrators are demanding the dissolution of parliament, mass resignation of lawmakers, immediate suspension of officials who ordered firing on protesters, and fresh elections.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Using an outstanding split-finger changeup in a four-pitch mix, the right-hander has certainly worked his way into the New York Mets’ future pitching plans.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Meghan’s family estrangement looms heavily over her, casting a dark shadow on her efforts to reinvent herself as an entrepreneur.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, the estrangement between Harry and William is deep, with no communication between them in recent years.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The believer, in turn, may feel just as dismissed or misunderstood as the other, which ultimately closes the loop of alienation from both ends.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The pilgrimage, listed on the official calendar of jubilee events, comes as gay Catholics look to Pope Leo XIV to continue down the bold path of his predecessor to welcome into the church a group that has in the past faced alienation and sometimes harsh treatment.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Floating around the shins and with zero cleavage: now that’s my kind of good-girl dress.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2025
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Bunny Vee demonstrates how tacky, in her estimation, a standard serving method — bending forward, a lot of Bunny cleavage showing — can look in a low-cut Playboy Bunny suit.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The move from a monolithic intelligence model to a modular agentic system aligns clearly with principles of separation of concerns, which are foundational in systems and software architecture.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement For workers, these raids meant detention, family separation, and deportation.—
Jenn Tardy,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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