as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump
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Recent Examples of dismissal
The dismissal bid prompting the slate of resignations was ultimately filed by Trump’s acting No. 2 at the Justice Department, Emil Bove, after Sassoon, Scotten and five other department staffers quit.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
In its directive, the DOJ explicitly cited the need for Adams’ cooperation with President Trump’s immigration agenda as one of the reasons for the dismissal.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The Houston Chronicle reported that NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed employees still in their probationary period to prepare for dismissal.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned in refusal to carry out the Justice Department’s directive to file the dismissal.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
In its directive, the DOJ explicitly cited the need for Adams’ cooperation with President Trump’s immigration agenda as one of the reasons for the dismissal.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The Houston Chronicle reported that NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed employees still in their probationary period to prepare for dismissal.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned in refusal to carry out the Justice Department’s directive to file the dismissal.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
Noun
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Many of those firings have prompted lawsuits parallel to Dellinger’s that challenge the legality of Trump bypassing language in statutes, including provisions that protect employees at independent agencies from politicized or arbitrary firings.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If that’s not enough, Wayne Cascio says companies should attempt to reduce hours or initiate furloughs (a temporary unpaid leave of absence) rather than layoffs.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
7 Mar. 2025
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The furloughs would apply to most state employees, except for critical positions such as state troopers and correctional facility staff.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The still-low unemployment rate hides the bleak new reality for employees: rising fears of layoffs, uncertainty about the health of employers' business, and plummeting hope of finding other work.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has floated plans to slash the agency’s workforce in half, through a combination of layoffs, incentives and attrition.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Banerjee attributed this phenomenon to electrical discharges in a corona surrounding individual water droplets, but Zare wanted to investigate this phenomenon a bit further.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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The department now has until mid-August to post information on its website and mail letters to class members telling them how to apply for a new military discharge form.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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