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Recent Examples of severance
According to his contract, if the council decided to terminate him without cause, he would be owed 12 months severance.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Theetge's contract with the city, obtained by The Enquirer, doesn't mention severance.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
After the sale fell through, Baker & Taylor began to lay off 520 people without severance plans, according to Publishers Weekly.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Newmont said the employees will be offered severance.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Theetge's contract with the city, obtained by The Enquirer, doesn't mention severance.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
After the sale fell through, Baker & Taylor began to lay off 520 people without severance plans, according to Publishers Weekly.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Newmont said the employees will be offered severance.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
Noun
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Kidman filed for divorce on September 30, 2025.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their contentious divorce sparked a custody battle, and in the years that followed, Judge and Sidney stopped communicating entirely, as did Simon and son Spencer.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Subordinates are 13 percentage points more likely to leave the labor force in the year after the breakup (compared to people who break up with a manager from a different workplace).—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The same week as the breakup, Mod Sun also shared a public statement via Instagram, thanking his fans for standing by his side.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a member of the leading council, went on to aid President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's dissolution of the council, but later came to oppose the move as the rift between two men deepened.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Recovery already underway While the impacts of Melissa are still occurring, recovery is expected to be a greater challenge than usual this year with the dissolution of US AID.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Democrats’ latest fault lines do not track perfectly along the familiar split between progressives and centrists.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Alba previously confirmed her split from Warren in an Instagram post in January.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are back to being on speaking terms, several years after an estrangement caused by Buckingham’s firing from Fleetwood Mac and decades of relishing the most tumultuous (and hot) relationship in rock history.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the Odyssey, Homer depicts Helen and Menelaus’s reunion as uneasy and sometimes tearful, after years of estrangement.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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What drew you to the topic of Ted Kaczynski’s followers and alienation?—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man and the myth, revealing the writer’s creative vision, alienation, and lasting cultural imprint.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cheerfully unconcerned with any notion of what real lawyers might wear to work, costume designer Paula Bradley creates her own fantasy version of office wear involving jewel-tone hats and gloves, diamonds the size of baseballs and enormous displays of cleavage.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The satin ensemble featured a cleavage-baring open neckline, short sleeves and a waist-cinching bodice that cascaded into a mermaid skirt.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Transition services for service members nearing separation have been halted as well.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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