as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment
the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets
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Recent Examples of axed
Three weeks remain for Biden to issue more rules, knowing not everything will get axed when overloading the system.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Both series were axed too soon, beloved by critics and audiences alike.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The former second-round pick was expected to get axed after having been a healthy scratch for three consecutive games.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
But the show itself wasn’t around for a good time or even a particularly long time, getting axed after pilot reshoots and a shaky single season that bombed with critics.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Alaska reality series Life Below Zero is also reported to have been axed after 11 years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Also, if they’re axed from Pump Rules and have to take a season off from The Valley, they could get hired back for a lot less money, which would be appealing to the bean counters at Bravo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
By the turn of the 20th century, Fanny held several high-altitude records for women and had ice-axed her way into the firmament of the world’s greatest climbers.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Here's everything to know about the show getting axed.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Both series were axed too soon, beloved by critics and audiences alike.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The former second-round pick was expected to get axed after having been a healthy scratch for three consecutive games.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
But the show itself wasn’t around for a good time or even a particularly long time, getting axed after pilot reshoots and a shaky single season that bombed with critics.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Alaska reality series Life Below Zero is also reported to have been axed after 11 years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Also, if they’re axed from Pump Rules and have to take a season off from The Valley, they could get hired back for a lot less money, which would be appealing to the bean counters at Bravo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
By the turn of the 20th century, Fanny held several high-altitude records for women and had ice-axed her way into the firmament of the world’s greatest climbers.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Here's everything to know about the show getting axed.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for axed
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Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The offensive coordinator who brought him in, Phil Longo, was fired late in the season.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Tudor retired in 1979 and is now 78.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Parker retired on the first day of WNBA training camp, and the Aces announced the news not even three minutes before Stewart’s first media scrum of the season.Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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