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unemployments

noun

plural of unemployment
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as in liberties

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as in avocations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployments
  1. liberties
  2. avocations
  3. layoffs
  4. retirements
  5. leaves
  6. boots
  7. furloughs
  8. dismissals
Noun
  • However, Copelli took some liberties with the costuming as the outfits had to be breathable given the outdoor environment and allow for the free flowing movement of dancers.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Emmy-winning series is known for taking creative liberties to entertain audiences, and season 4 is no exception.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberties
Noun
  • Unlike in fields where avocations have to replace callings, academic retirees go on to pen as many articles and books as decline permits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Definition of avocations
Noun
  • Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The team’s cost-cutting measures, which included more than 400 layoffs, helped the club post a $30 million operating profit, versus a loss of $24 million in the year prior.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of layoffs
Noun
  • The state experienced a major surge in retirements in the first six months of 2022 as veteran workers scrambled to leave service before new limits on pensions took effect.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Fox, who made his return to acting in season 3 of Shrinking following both of his retirements from acting, and Pollan’s arrival at the awards show marks their first time attending in 13 years.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of retirements
Noun
  • The manager ran to a small Asian market in search of more banana leaves.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Keep the cuttings in a shady site until leaves start to form, and then they can then be gradually moved into a full-sun location.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaves
Noun
  • Big Tex is also sporting new Lucchese boots this year, designed by 31-year-old Aaliyah McNeal, who won the Big Tex Boot Design Contest earlier this year.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In Helldivers 2, gamers step into the boots of the Helldivers, whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of boots
Noun
  • Layoffs, unpaid staff furloughs and school closures probably are ahead as the leaders downsize operations.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Pilots, flight attendants and other aviation workers faced pay cuts and furloughs from the decrease in flyers.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of furloughs
Noun
  • Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.
    — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissals
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“Unemployments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployments. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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