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
On July 18, FKA twigs filed a request for dismissal, according to the court docket.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 July 2025
Rice was also granted a deferred adjudication, paving the way for a case dismissal upon the successful completion of his probation.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Torode, 59, denied the allegations in multiple statements, but did not appear to contest his dismissal.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The Justice Department’s dismissal of the charges comes as Moore started a 15-day trial earlier this week in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 July 2025
Rice was also granted a deferred adjudication, paving the way for a case dismissal upon the successful completion of his probation.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Torode, 59, denied the allegations in multiple statements, but did not appear to contest his dismissal.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
The Justice Department’s dismissal of the charges comes as Moore started a 15-day trial earlier this week in Salt Lake City, Utah.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
Noun
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The firings come as Bondi and the agency have come under fire for not releasing any further information on the department’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Supported Trump firing of more than a dozen inspectors general.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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On June 10, Kelly filed an emergency motion for temporary furlough, claiming there is explicit evidence that officials solicited an inmate to murder him while in custody at a federal penitentiary in North Carolina.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The judge had released him from jail on a medical furlough in 2018 due to a cancer diagnosis and other medical issues.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Trump has already cut the agency's workforce in half this year, and the Supreme Court on July 14 allowed more than 1,000 workers to stay fired while their layoffs are challenged in court.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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The funding freeze came just before the Supreme Court decision allowing President Donald Trump to continue with his plan to dismantle the Department of Education, beginning with the layoffs of well over 1,000 employees.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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The Borrower Defense to Repayment program allows borrowers to request a discharge of their federal student loans if their school engaged in certain kinds of misconduct, such as misrepresenting key statistics about admissions selectivity or employment prospects.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Khanna described growing support for a discharge petition that would force the issue to the House floor.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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