dismissions

Definition of dismissionsnext
plural of dismission
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Noun
  • The Mulholland Drive actress has since become one of the most visible voices urging women to recognize perimenopause symptoms earlier, writing a book on the subject and speaking openly about the years of confusion, shame and dismissals that shaped her experience.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • Korey’s record reports multimillion-dollar personal injury case results, more than 1,000 criminal-defense clients served, more than 500 dismissals, and recognition through The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and FOX 26 News.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The firings come on top of huge cuts to the NSF’s budget and the loss of more than 30% of NSF staff since January 2025.
    Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
  • Critics say the problem has only been compounded by a raft of cuts and firings and by the broader disruption brought by Kennedy’s health policies.
    Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • More than 15,000 third-country deportation orders were issued in the White House push for ever more immigrant expulsions, advocacy groups say, though only a fraction of the orders have been carried out.
    Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • That permit, administered by the state in partnership with EPA, would require Dalton Utilities to report pollution levels and chemical discharges to regulators.
    DYLAN JACKSON, ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • Rainfall regularly overwhelmed the 150-year-old system, sending discharges directly into the Thames River.
    TIME Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Dismissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissions. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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