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as in looting
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as in dismissing
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of sacking
Stephen Neukam, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Pundits on the channel also called for the sacking of Carlos Clos Gomez, a former referee now head of VAR in Spain, and the departure of RFEF president Rafael Louzan.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: Senate Democrats' appeal for the Homeland Security panel to hold a bipartisan hearing over the watchdog sackings was addressed to Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Pundits on the channel also called for the sacking of Carlos Clos Gomez, a former referee now head of VAR in Spain, and the departure of RFEF president Rafael Louzan.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacking
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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
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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
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Several of those killed and arrested had criminal records, according to authorities, with charges ranging from robbery to drug trafficking.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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While in Africa, Suchet visits Kimberley, the site of diamond mines (and where Rhodes founded the De Beers diamond company), and the plunder and extraction are so clear.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The revisionists aim to create an environment primed for expansion and plunder.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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