as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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as in to excess
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
In addition to the more than 30,000 workers who walked off the job, Boeing has initiated furloughs.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
In May 2023, a worker was badly injured in a fall, and in August the lab furloughed most staff for 5 days because of a budget problem.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Reuters earlier reported Spirit's latest furloughs.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
In addition to the more than 30,000 workers who walked off the job, Boeing has initiated furloughs.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
Spirit has already cut dozens of routes during the upcoming holiday period and furloughed 186 pilots, as well as offered incentives to customers, such as launching a business-class option and blocking off the middle seat.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
In May 2023, a worker was badly injured in a fall, and in August the lab furloughed most staff for 5 days because of a budget problem.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
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United are six games into the tenure of Ruben Amorim after the early season dismissal of Erik ten Hag, while Pep Guardiola’s City are going through a period of one win in 10 matches, an unprecedented run in the club’s recent history.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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However, those cases are moving toward dismissal or are winding down ahead of Inauguration Day next month.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Over the past few months, my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2023
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Usher, Coming Home This is Usher’s best album since 2004’s Confessions, and I’m bummed that more people haven’t listened to it.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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A lot of environmentalists are bummed—even scared—about the results of the recent presidential election.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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In today’s always-on, highly connected world in which platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor have weight with prospective employees and even clients, leaders must be mindful not to damage their reputation with what could be perceived as unfair or shady firing practices.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Damon Wayans, frustrated by his experience on the show, effectively forced his own firing after going off script during a sketch.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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On May 24th, the company made the difficult decision to lay off 86 employees.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Last February, as part of that austerity drive, the company laid off about 3% of its workforce.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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Sports Illustrated has had a challenging past few years filled with mass layoffs and changes in ownership.Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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As soon as the company went public, stockholders demanded annual layoffs.Coleen M. Carrigan, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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But planes have only just recently started moving along the assembly lines that were idled by the two-month work stoppage.Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Competing against the best of the National League is another matter, but idling just above .500 isn’t palatable to fans in one of the largest markets in the country.Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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