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
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Cascio says that a survey from the Society for Human Resources Management found that a majority of firms enacted furloughs or cut travel and employee perks before laying off workers.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Then the House left town for a 10-day recess, ensuring any changes would bring logistical headaches if enough Democrats don't give their support before the end of the day Friday, when federal agencies would need to begin furloughing staff and winding down to only essential operations.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Internal Revenue Service Essential IRS operations would continue, thanks to funds provided in the Inflation Reduction Act, making about a third of the agency's nearly 90,000 employees exempt from furlough.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Cascio says that a survey from the Society for Human Resources Management found that a majority of firms enacted furloughs or cut travel and employee perks before laying off workers.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
An additional 29 international and 78 domestic employees will be furloughed with a reduced schedule.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Then the House left town for a 10-day recess, ensuring any changes would bring logistical headaches if enough Democrats don't give their support before the end of the day Friday, when federal agencies would need to begin furloughing staff and winding down to only essential operations.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Anti-SLAPP laws are statutes that provide a substantive right of a person to an early dismissal of causes of action brought against them with the effect of silencing or punishing their First Amendment (and corresponding state constitutional) rights to freedom of speech and to petition.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Strickland also revealed that other WWE personnel had informed him this member had generated significant backstage heat, likely contributing to their collective dismissal.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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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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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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Plenty more will simply be bummed their predictions didn’t pan out.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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About 60 people gathered outside the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Friday to protest the mass firing of probationary workers and a move from the Trump administration to no longer recognize the union that represents VA employees.—
Angela Palermo and,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
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Mass firings of federal workers have generated lawsuits Thousands of federal workers have been let go as the Trump administration seeks to dramatically downsize the federal government.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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Since January of this year, tens of thousands of American employees have been laid off.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump administration officials, including Musk's DOGE group, have leading a widespread effort to dismantle the agency by laying off thousands of employees, revoking funding for more than 80% of its programs, and shedding its Washington, D.C., headquarters.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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Federal layoffs by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, were expected to shave federal employment by 25,000, Morgan Stanley estimated.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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That layoff date is expected to take place before August 8.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs — The steel producer declined 1.2% after a report from the Minnesota Star Tribune said Cleveland-Cliffs would temporarily idle two factories, resulting in hundreds of job cuts.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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In court papers, top CFPB officials have said the agency remains committed to meeting its obligations under the law, rejecting arguments that by idling the majority of the agency's staff and canceling the bulk of its contracts, the Trump administration is violating the law.—
Douglas Gillison and Daniel Wiessner,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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