as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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as in to excess
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
But other parts of the department, including the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and significant parts of the cybersecurity and election-infrastructure offices, face furloughs, according to a person briefed on the plans.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The airline also instituted furloughs and job cuts before its first bankruptcy filing.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
But other parts of the department, including the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and significant parts of the cybersecurity and election-infrastructure offices, face furloughs, according to a person briefed on the plans.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Additionally, Ultium Cells’ operations in Warren, Ohio will halt production similar to the Spring Hill plant, but will furlough 850 of its workers, and indefinitely lay off 550 employees.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
Noun
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The dismissal of several key claims from the suit comes one month ahead the scheduled start of their trial.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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What did the judge say in his dismissal?—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.—
Amy Dickinson,
Anchorage Daily News,
17 July 2023
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You’ve been quoted as saying that that is really what the film is about — not so much drinking to excess as embracing the uncontrollable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2021
Verb
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On March 17, a video obtained by TMZ showed LaBeouf in a hotel lobby in Rome, Italy, wearing only his underwear and trying to bum a light for a cigarette.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Spring cleaning bumming you out?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That tag is estimated at around $28 million against the cap, a significant one‑year cost but a price Dallas is apparently willing to pay to keep the offensive engine firing.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The six-minute five-second engine firing will boost the ship's velocity by about 900 mph, just enough to push it out of Earth's orbit to begin the four-day coast to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Several railcars from a Canadian National Railway train lay off the tracks north of Warroad, Minnesota, after a train derailment on March 28, 2026.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Content aggregator Digg, which was in beta ahead of its comeback, was recently forced to pause operations and lay off staff in response to the horde of bots on its platform.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.—
Greg Jaffe,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2023
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Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran war.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the company will cut 124 jobs, with the layoffs scheduled to take effect June 30.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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OpenAI also axed its controversial plans to release an erotic companion.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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Amazon axed 16,000 jobs in January.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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