1
as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff
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2
as in winter
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one
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Recent Examples of layoff
Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
But what isn't normal is having massive firings and layoffs that are tanking the economy of the nation's capital, which will create a situation that is antithetical to what the president and I agree on.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Christopher Bing, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, an internal VA memo indicated that the agency was preparing to lay off 80,000 from its workforce.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Trump administration has floated plans to slash the agency’s workforce in half, through a combination of layoffs, incentives and attrition.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
But what isn't normal is having massive firings and layoffs that are tanking the economy of the nation's capital, which will create a situation that is antithetical to what the president and I agree on.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
In recent weeks, many holdover digital service workers have resigned or been laid off, and only a small group of a few dozen federal technologists remain.
—Christopher Bing, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, an internal VA memo indicated that the agency was preparing to lay off 80,000 from its workforce.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layoff
Noun
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The defendants will answer Gastineau’s complaint and motion for its dismissal.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, judges in separate cases have ordered officials at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board to be reinstated after similar dismissals, signaling continued legal battles over Trump’s authority to reshape independent agencies.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take part in a kaleidoscopic celebration of the end of winter and the triumph of good over evil.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Spotrac predicts Helsley will sign for $81 million in free agency next winter.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Here are 3 reasons why leaders – political as well as corporate – should stop talking about themselves and others as players in a game.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Survivor host Jeff Probst explains why show stopped doing schoolyard picks to determine tribes Blind ambition Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Court records state that CREW filed a FOIA requests to gather information on actions taken by the U.S. DOGE Service regarding significant changes and firings within federal programs early in President Donald Trump's second term.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Opposition politicians criticized Netanyahu and suggested that Bar’s firing would be a politically motivated move.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Kings led 65-54 at the halftime break after shooting 51.1% while holding the Grizzlies to 45.7%.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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Perversely, the lack of injuries has meant many players have not had any break from football, while playing in the Champions League (Liverpool were in the Europa League last season), has given Slot fewer opportunities to rotate.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, this does not mean that nuclear waste storage has ceased to be an issue.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lopez was sentenced to probation, with a six-year prison sentence suspended for five years, and ordered to complete a work furlough program after pleading guilty to DUI causing injury and having a blood-alcohol content of over 0.15%.—
Christian Martinez,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Failure to agree a deal by Friday at midnight will result in federal workers going on furlough and not receiving pay while nonessential government functions would be put on pause.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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During some downtime, Kim wondered what her next engagement ring might look like.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Measuring recovery times will help justify this 1% improvement by optimizing downtime costs.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Layoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layoff. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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