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as in downsized
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as in idled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughed
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Around the same time — the company quietly downsized its Shanghai store from four floors to two.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026 -
As unemployment rose and major employers closed down or downsized, many of my friends left our community as their families moved in search of jobs.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026
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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In fact, Airbus was collecting orders and making deliveries while Boeing idled due to the bans and delays imposed by the CAAC.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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Globally, 60% of outgoing CFOs retired or moved to the board in Q1, up from 56% the same time last year and well above the seven-year Q1 average of 39%.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Lavonte David retired after 14 seasons.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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United also won the FA Cup under Erik ten Hag in 2024 though he was sacked later that year and replaced by Ruben Amorim, who himself was dismissed in January 2026.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Starmer sacked Mandelson last September after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with Epstein.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2025
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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Last year was no different, as several high-profile artists axed their tours, including Adam Lambert, Jenny Hval, Yungblud, Billy Joel, and Steve Miller Band.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Cloudflare axed a fifth of its staff after realizing that thousands of AI agents can handle the humans’ old tasks.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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That lawsuit was dismissed in December.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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For business leaders and investors, the May 20 vote should not be dismissed as symbolic diplomacy.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Furloughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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