pink-slipped

verb

Definition of pink-slippednext
past tense of pink-slip
as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy

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  1. dismissed
  2. retired
  3. fired
  4. removed
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  • After nearly two years of legal wrangling, charges against Perry were dismissed by the state’s highest court.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The case against the man was eventually dismissed, and the lawsuit was settled for $7,500.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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  • Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Fried turns 31 in January and will be under contract through age 38 — a time when most starting pitchers are winding down their careers in a bullpen somewhere, if not already retired.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of retired
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  • Evacuation orders after rocket fire Militants in central Gaza meanwhile fired four projectiles into Israel on Wednesday, two of which were intercepted, the military said.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For Patel to fill the role, current FBI Director Christopher Wray would need to resign or be fired.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fired
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  • This will be removed after the tournament for the beginning of the new club season in Switzerland.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Underhill has been removed from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
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