laid off

past tense of lay off

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid off
Verb
  • Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.
    Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Mining operations ceased, and only small crews remained to clean up the old dumps.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Some time after this, the vessel's operations ceased due to sinking or stranding on a beach, leading to its abandonment.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The coach’s assessment might sound surprising considering Smith’s last pass Sunday was an interception that ended the game.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As states across the country banned hormone treatment and puberty blockers for trans youth, some medical practices halted care — and pharmacies stopped providing prescriptions — before they were legally required to.
    Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At the first convention center stop, the driver halted, and three additional riders squeezed into the five-passenger sedan before the trip continued.
    Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The report also found that although cases of lung cancer declined overall from 2012 to 2021, the decrease was slower in women — most likely because women were slower to take up heavy smoking and slower to quit, said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In the case of lung cancer, which is predominantly driven by tobacco use, the shift in cancer incidence may be due to changes in peak tobacco use among women, who were more likely to start smoking later in life and were slower to quit, ACS chief scientific officer William Dahut said.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities at the original scene learned the suspects entered the main electrical cabinet of the building and turned off the main breaker, shutting off power to the ATM, Galt police said.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Dry spells could shut off the precipitation, experts noted Thursday.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • TikTok and content creators on the app argued the ban violates their First Amendment rights by cutting off all speech on the platform, while the federal government argued the ban is necessary for national security, given ByteDance’s Chinese ownership.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical community connections.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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