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as in looting
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as in dismissing
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of sacking
Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The sacking of more than 1,000 employees from NOAA in late February has already delayed the launch of weather balloons the NWS uses to produce reliable data, and the New York Times reported over the weekend that more cuts are on the horizon.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The sackings will hit major scientific areas such as the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The sacking of more than 1,000 employees from NOAA in late February has already delayed the launch of weather balloons the NWS uses to produce reliable data, and the New York Times reported over the weekend that more cuts are on the horizon.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacking
Noun
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Last month, Unilever called for the dismissal of the lawsuit.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Neither corporate trade groups like the MPA or RIAA nor other guilds, including SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, have yet to weigh in on the dismissal.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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If the people who are protesting the firing don’t like our government, desiring its overthrow and institution of socialism, they are encouraged to change their hearts and remain here or welcome to leave and find a nation governed to their liking.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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To say that the firing of Dr. Hayden — executed with the Trumpian flair for erasure — was merely political is to miss the deeper insult.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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The mainstream consensus solidified: The robbery was karma, comeuppance, a corrective to all that vacuous extravagance and clueless exhibitionism.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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The third boy, who was 13 at the time of the murder, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile facility.—
Corin Cesaric,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Such tactics included the extraordinary plunder and destruction of the Hundred Years’ War and the fire bombings of cities in World War II.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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