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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Recent Examples of pink-slip
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Why Employees No Longer Trust Leadership Mass Layoffs in a Good Economy
One of the most jarring contradictions in today’s workplace is the disconnect between record profits and endless pink slips.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
More than 130 Hartford Public Schools staff members, including some teachers, are facing pink slips at the end of the school year if the district can’t find a way to close the nearly $7 million budget gap, a task that advocates say is impossible without additional funding from the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers, specialists and scientists were handed DOGE pink slips Tuesday morning.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Thousands of federal workers were bracing for pink slips Friday as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. begins dismantling the sprawling federal agency responsible for protecting America's health.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Why Employees No Longer Trust Leadership Mass Layoffs in a Good Economy
One of the most jarring contradictions in today’s workplace is the disconnect between record profits and endless pink slips.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
More than 130 Hartford Public Schools staff members, including some teachers, are facing pink slips at the end of the school year if the district can’t find a way to close the nearly $7 million budget gap, a task that advocates say is impossible without additional funding from the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers, specialists and scientists were handed DOGE pink slips Tuesday morning.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
Verb
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Paulo Fonseca was sacked in December, while the end of the season saw the club decide to end Sergio Conceicao’s tenure after an eighth-place finish.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Former Porto head coach Conceicao was sacked after just five months in charge on Thursday following a disappointing eighth place finish in Serie A that saw the club miss out on European qualification for 2025-26.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Since the firings, the agency has published two brief reports based on the 2023 survey – one on use of marijuana by people 12 years and older and one about the treatments received by adults with serious mental illness.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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While many of these agreements have been deeply flawed and exploitive, the firing of Shira Perlmutter represents a pivot to something much worse.—
Sarah Montana,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
Verb
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He was dismissed at the end of his two-year probationary period under the Biden administration.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Congressional Republicans, many of whom had also grown annoyed with Musk over the last few months, have largely dismissed the billionaire’s fiery opposition to the bill.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Ginny is also head over boots for her neighbor, Marcus.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Beyond this cult-favorite, RH sells all kinds of furniture, and its stores are not only beautifully designed but have tasty (and trendy) restaurants to boot.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Mutombo, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer was the NBA’s first global ambassador after retiring in 2009.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, chief diversity officers have been resigning, retiring or getting laid off — and they are not being replaced.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The Suns fired 2022 Coach of the Year Monty Williams that summer, replacing him with Frank Vogel — who had just won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers two years prior.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Data displayed on SpaceX's live broadcast of the launch showed all 33 of the rocket's engines fired normally during its initial ascent from Texas, a reassuring sign for the reliability of the Super Heavy booster.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
Verb
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So everybody that's in the United States, and in this case in Puerto Rico, without an immigration status, needs to be removed or deported.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent a licensed trapper to remove the injured alligator, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Despite the low scoring, United fans would ideally like to give Amorim time to reshape the squad to his liking, rather than call for his immediate dismissal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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His dismissal — and that of several other judges whom President Trump brought in in his first term in office — sparked immediate GOP outrage and claims of political interference.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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“Pink-slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink-slip. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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