dismission

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismission
Noun
  • Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned in refusal to carry out the Justice Department’s directive to file the dismissal.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Houston Chronicle reported that NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed employees still in their probationary period to prepare for dismissal.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The expulsions of the Barnard students were disclosed Saturday by Columbia University Apartheid Divest.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the summer of 1972, the country's leader, Idi Amin, ordered the mass expulsion of Asians, giving Kishor 90 days to leave Uganda.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The abrupt firings have roiled the government and outraged critics who say workers in areas including nuclear security, forest fire prevention and bird flu response have been culled without warning.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Led by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the firings were not publicly announced, but they were confirmed by Democratic senators and House members, according to the Associated Press.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But even the best navigators need time — perhaps a few days, maybe a week — to find that perfect discharge placement, secure funding or find appropriate home care for elderly patients.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The plea was made in a deal with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office that included no jail time or restitution but a three-year conditional discharge.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Dismission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismission. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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