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
The comment was perceived by many as a dismissal of the genre, but Tyla was making the point that there’s more to Africa’s music scenes than Afrobeats.
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Tariro Mzezewa, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Yoon’s critics have called for the dismissal of those who helped block the first attempt.
—Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits are likely destined for dismissal but, by Trump’s thinking, that doesn’t matter.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Other dismissals announced by Zelensky were Ukraine's ambassador to China, Pavlo Riabikin, Vasyl Hamianin (Indonesia), Serhii Korsunskyi (Japan), Petro Beshta (Lithuania), Andriy Taran (Slovenia) and Andrii Pravednyk (Rwanda).
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Tariro Mzezewa, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Yoon’s critics have called for the dismissal of those who helped block the first attempt.
—Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits are likely destined for dismissal but, by Trump’s thinking, that doesn’t matter.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Other dismissals announced by Zelensky were Ukraine's ambassador to China, Pavlo Riabikin, Vasyl Hamianin (Indonesia), Serhii Korsunskyi (Japan), Petro Beshta (Lithuania), Andriy Taran (Slovenia) and Andrii Pravednyk (Rwanda).
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
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Ivanov's arrest and firing came at a similar time to the detention and dismissal of other senior military officials, including the former deputy chief of the Russian general staff, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Caldwell's apology and news of his firing prompted a wave of celebration and mockery by sports fans on social media.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Israel denied a request to grant her a humanitarian furlough to attend the funeral.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers reached a bipartisan agreement Tuesday on a continuing three-month resolution to prevent a shutdown and furlough thousands of federal employees over the holidays.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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These layoffs are, in part, result of leveraging new capabilities of AI.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Ensuing cuts to the mission’s budget forced a series of layoffs at JPL, which let go of 855 employees and 100 on-site contractors in 2024.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Other symptoms that warrant a call to a provider include: Back pain Fever Frequent or sense of urgency to urinate Urethral discharge Vaginal discharge Possible Treatment Options Abdominal pain while peeing needs to be evaluated and treated by a healthcare provider.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
9 Jan. 2025
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The tune will mark J-Hope’s first new track since his discharge from the army last October.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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