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verb

Definition of pink-slipnext
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy

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pink slip

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noun

as in firing

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Recent Examples of pink-slip
Noun
Earlier this month, Musk’s steep cuts to the Centers for Disease Control led to 20% of the health program’s staff to be given pink slips, but the employees were rehired after bipartisan outrage erupted over the cuts. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025 Photographs originally obtained by local outlet News.com.au — taken at Sydney Opera House — show Cox wearing a pale pink slip dress with subtle makeup. — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 But with sweeping federal workforce terminations under the new Trump administration, many veterans who have served their country for years now face pink slips and uncertainty over their benefits and future career paths. — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 In classic Madonna style, the 66-year-old pop superstar hinted at suggestive poses while wearing a Burberry trench coat over a pink slip dress, fishnet gloves, thigh-high sheer tights and stilettos. — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pink-slip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
  1. sack
  2. firing
  3. dismiss
  4. boot
  5. retire
  6. fire
  7. remove
  8. dismissal
Verb
  • 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
Definition of sack
Noun
  • Court records state that CREW filed a FOIA requests to gather information on actions taken by the U.S. DOGE Service regarding significant changes and firings within federal programs early in President Donald Trump's second term.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Opposition politicians criticized Netanyahu and suggested that Bar’s firing would be a politically motivated move.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of firing
Verb
  • To dismiss it, as the President tried yesterday, is incredible and not fair to our men and women in uniform.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In the leadup to the settlement, Judge Frederick Chung denied the county’s motion to dismiss the case at the summary judgment phase that determines whether a lawsuit proceeds to trial.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • An easy alternative—with stunning views to boot—is the walk from Port Elizabeth to the ruins of historic Fort Hamilton.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In the film, when the jacket is traded by Susan for a pair of rhinestone boots at a second-hand clothing store, it is purchased by Roberta, who in her fascination with Susan has been following her after answering one of her personal ads.
    — Scarlett Harris, CNN Money, 26 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
  • Nadal has since retired, and Alcaraz has become one of the dominant players of the sport’s new era.
    — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of retire
Verb
  • Amber Portwood shut down claims she was fired from Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Two federal judges and an independent agency that assesses government personnel decisions have already ordered that fired USDA employees be reinstated.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of fire
Verb
  • In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of remove
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of dismissal

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