defenestrating

verb

Definition of defenestratingnext
present participle of defenestrate
as in sacking

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  1. sacking
  2. removing
  3. retiring
  4. firing
Verb
  • 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
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • The front requires the extra task of removing the headlamp first and then reattaching it after installing the rack.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of the Wild King Nights, Pines was responsible for cleaning hotel rooms or rooms where the events took place and removing evidence of drugs, removing bodily stains like blood and urine from furniture and sheets, and packing away all items used.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of removing
Verb
  • The film follows John in the 10 months leading up to his final touring show before retiring to spend time with his family and also tracks his rise in the early 1970s marked by monster hits and a spiral of sadness and loneliness.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Julia Fidel replaced the retiring Ingrid Gränz in November.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of retiring
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  • Then Rodrigo De Paul equalised, firing home a loose ball after a counter-attack, before, deep into stoppage time, Sorloth struck to give Simeone his first away win at Barcelona.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Authorities are encouraging citizens to take up interest in national defense in the country with an 830-mile border with Russia, where firing shots in ice hockey has been more of a pastime than shooting bullets.
    James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of firing
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