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Recent Examples of severance
In late December, those payments were marked as severance, and he has been paid nearly $26,000.
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Ben Wheeler
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
After the conclusion of the DCP, UPS has agreed not to pursue or offer any other severance programs for the life of the current national contract, which does not expire until July 31, 2028.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
The separation agreement included severance and benefits pay to Dahlstrom totaling just over $164,000.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
The company has spent $569 million in severance in the most recent fiscal year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ben Wheeler
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
After the conclusion of the DCP, UPS has agreed not to pursue or offer any other severance programs for the life of the current national contract, which does not expire until July 31, 2028.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
The separation agreement included severance and benefits pay to Dahlstrom totaling just over $164,000.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
The company has spent $569 million in severance in the most recent fiscal year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
Noun
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Pugh had filed for a divorce for infidelity, said Troy Brown, the husband of one of the women who was shot and father to one of the deceased children.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each episode will gather five celebrities who have all experienced a life-changing event such as anxiety, divorce, parenthood or grief, to discuss it in front of a studio audience.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The title character — played by Jason Schwartzman, who also sings the very catchy theme song — is a tuxedo cat whose life is thrown into disarray by the breakup of his human owners.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1991, he was cast in Saved by the Bell for a three-episode arc, where his character was infamously the catalyst for Zack and Kelly’s breakup.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 13th-century Dominican friary had been redeveloped for more secular uses after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in the mid-16th century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Such agreements often include incredibly detailed terms with wildly differing splits and sometimes convoluted formulas.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Working between the pipes for the Kings for the second straight game, goaltender Anton Forsberg made his presence felt midway through the frame, doing the splits to fend off an attempt with his right foot.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In ominous voiceover, Sam feels her bile rising as Hathaway’s Mary approaches after a decade-long estrangement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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The novel’s efforts at cognitive estrangement begin with home and family life.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Studies show some teens spend hours on their phones a day — and that the highest social-media users suffer most from alienation and depression.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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This section features collages, handwritten notes, and paintings that explore themes of adolescence, vulnerability, and alienation through childlike figures.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Decarbonizing air travel The purification and fractionation steps are being developed jointly by scientists from TU Graz, the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and Portugal’s national energy laboratory (LNEG).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
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Additionally, Scotto is optimistic about MPLX delivering mid-single-digit EBITDA growth beyond 2026, driven by contributions from the Eiger pipeline and its Gulf Coast fractionation and export facilities, along with potential mergers and acquisitions.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
30 Nov. 2025
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Months prior, Fox bared a different kind of cleavage during London Fashion Week.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
8 Apr. 2026
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When heat and pressure are applied to the paper, the fusible cleavage product seals the surface.—
Etiido Uko
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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