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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrate
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Then, on Thursday, Kiir sacked the governor of Upper Nile State, who hailed from Machar's party.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025 -
And now 10 engineers charged with developing the AI have been sacked and the fate of the project has been thrown into doubt, staff told Forbes.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Between the lines: Goldman is among several companies that have axed diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives after conservative blowback and a series of court rulings questioning quotas.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Donald Trump is president again, politics are more divisive than ever, and bird flu threatens to become the next human pandemic, even as the president is axing science and social safety nets.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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They were also barred from installing any software on SSA devices and ordered to remove any such software installed since the beginning of the Trump administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each of those originals have offensive depictions of non-white characters (like the Siamese cats in Lady and the crows in Dumbo), and each of their 2019 remakes rightfully remove those depictions.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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Rockwool Denmark retired on Day 1 after a collision during the opening race.—
Christina House,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have retired and Djokovic’s sand timer is running out of grain.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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When parents, caregivers, and advocates speak up, they too often are ostracized and subjected to elaborate language policing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The young girl's feelings of being left out and ostracized by her peers likely led her to the group—which experts say is a dangerous mix of hero worship and unhealthy messaging about how to cope with bullying.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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This type of agreement allows either a worker or their employer to terminate their employment for any reason.—
Matthew Kaufman,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Tens of thousands of VA employees would be terminated with the cuts.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Blue Jackets have been shut out three times in the last four games, and four times in the last seven.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Overall, Connecticut leads the way with 23 appearances, followed by California and Tennessee. Between the lines: 23 states have been shut out of the women's Final Four.—
Analis Bailey,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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These comments echo a longstanding false narrative pushed by right-wing groups in South Africa that white people are being dispossessed of their lands and are even victims of genocide.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Schar nipped in and dispossessed him, allowing Anthony Gordon to double their lead.—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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