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Recent Examples of severance
The federal government has shed some 97,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, and government payrolls are expected to shrink further in the coming months when severance payments to employees who took buyouts end.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
CEOs don’t even have to be good at their job to enjoy several millions in severance or stock payouts.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The severance opt-in window for New York and Los Angeles employees will be this month, ahead of a major round of layoffs planned for November.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
CEOs don’t even have to be good at their job to enjoy several millions in severance or stock payouts.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The severance opt-in window for New York and Los Angeles employees will be this month, ahead of a major round of layoffs planned for November.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
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Arias weaves a lovely tale of unrequited love that isn’t as unrequited in this sapphic, slow-burn romance that also touches on weighty topics, including divorce and grief.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The teachers knew that his parents had gone through a hellish divorce, and that money troubles had followed.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler, went to the locker room after a diving pass breakup in the second quarter.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fans think Nina Dobrev and Shaun White’s abrupt breakup makes a whole lot more sense after watching the actor’s latest TikTok video.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Demonstrators are demanding the dissolution of parliament, mass resignation of lawmakers, immediate suspension of officials who ordered firing on protesters, and fresh elections.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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His election meant that Minnesota’s State House would have an even split of Democrats and Republicans, with each party holding 67 seats.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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At still higher temperatures and earlier times, the energy of any radiation present (as well as neutrinos and antineutrinos) would have been sufficient to cause protons and neutrons to interconvert, leading to a 50/50 split between protons and neutrons.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Over seven seasons the show covers topics like menopause, elder care, homophobia, estrangement, discrimination, and more.—
Beth Nguyen,
Time,
13 Sep. 2025
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Likely less caustic is Bryan Washington’s Palaver, his third novel, about a gay man living in Japan whose mother appears in his life after a period of estrangement.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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National data show that Native students face disproportionate barriers in higher education, including financial hardship, geographic isolation, and cultural alienation at mainstream institutions.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Not only has his presidency exacerbated the cost-of-living woes and political alienation that Le Pen and her allies thrive on, but his various attempts to assuage concerns over their most important cause—opposition to immigration—have backfired spectacularly.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Japanese women are unlikely to buy a shirt that shows a lot of cleavage.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney wowed in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown that featured a strapless, cleavage-baring neckline with gathered detailing around the bust.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The move from a monolithic intelligence model to a modular agentic system aligns clearly with principles of separation of concerns, which are foundational in systems and software architecture.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement For workers, these raids meant detention, family separation, and deportation.—
Jenn Tardy,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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