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
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
City officials have avoided direct layoffs or furloughs, but have effectively scaled back city payroll by attrition, putting clamps on many open jobs throughout the city.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Seven weeks after Vista Medical Center East placed 69 administrative and ancillary personnel on a six-week furlough to stem the flow of red ink, those workers remain sidelined as the hospital shifts its focus in search of profitability.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
City officials have avoided direct layoffs or furloughs, but have effectively scaled back city payroll by attrition, putting clamps on many open jobs throughout the city.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Federal workers would be furloughed and not receive pay, while nonessential government functions would be paused.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
Noun
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But chipping away at central bank independence, as Trump appears to be doing with his open criticism of the Fed chair and implicit threats of dismissal, is a historically sure way to high inflation.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The order included full pardons of those already sentenced, commutations of sentences of 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and the dismissal of all pending cases.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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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Over the past few months, my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.—
Amy Dickinson,
Washington Post,
17 July 2023
Verb
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Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
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For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Jacobs said Republican colleagues have shared concerns privately with her about what Trump is doing and pointed out that this week, a Nebraska congressman became the first Republican lawmaker to publicly call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s firing.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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The latest firings comes as dozens of courts around the country are already facing vacancies after the Trump administration laid off or received resignations from over 100 court staff, including over two dozen judges.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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In September 2024, Kerry was laid off from his job, causing the couple to reevaluate their roles around the house.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of federal workers have been laid off or issued immediate termination notifications as part of Trump and Musk’s plan to downsize the government.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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The Trump administration has fired roughly 7,000 probationary employees, new hires with less than a year of work, and is drafting plans to reduce the tax agency’s remaining workforce by about half through a mix of layoffs, attrition, and buyouts, according to the Associated Press.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The horrific crimes came to light after an MTA train conductor found the dead man, believed to be in his 40s, facedown on the floor of an idling R train at the Whitehall St. subway stop in lower Manhattan about 12:30 a.m.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The plans for the idling come weeks after a Detroit Free Press report said hundreds of BrightDrop vehicles were lining a storage lot in Flint, Michigan.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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