as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump
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Recent Examples of dismissal
The legal filing submitted in civil court in Manhattan alleges defamation and the dismissal of evidence provided by his representatives, per Variety, and seeks $20 million in damages.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Enforcement was stricter for Communist Party members, who faced penalties including warnings, reduced bonuses, or dismissal from positions for violations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The dismissals are the latest blow to a board that has struggled for more than a decade to maintain its statutory role.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
With that dismissal, Kirk faced up to a year in prison.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Enforcement was stricter for Communist Party members, who faced penalties including warnings, reduced bonuses, or dismissal from positions for violations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The dismissals are the latest blow to a board that has struggled for more than a decade to maintain its statutory role.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
With that dismissal, Kirk faced up to a year in prison.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
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The firings and slashed funding impacted organizations like Sacramento’s Improve Your Tomorrow, which mentors young men of color and prepares them for higher education and joining the workforce.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Immigration advocates now say the Trump administration's hiring and firing decisions could threaten the crucial neutrality of the administrative courts.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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An emergency motion for temporary furlough filed in federal court on Tuesday, June 10, and obtained by PEOPLE alleges that three officials with the Bureau of Prisons devised a plot to have Kelly killed by a fellow inmate.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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Kelly’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, is asking the judge to release him to home detention on a temporary furlough.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that the layoffs are believed to have been orchestrated in retaliation for the complaints.—
Legal Entertainment,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Year over year, the number of layoffs had skyrocketed by 18 percent.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Decker stopped attending mandatory monthly drills slightly more than a year ago, and the Guard was in the process of a disciplinary discharge for him, Shagren said.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Also, jobless claims (a proxy for layoffs) and the rate of layoffs and discharges remain below pre-pandemic levels, Labor Department data shows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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