as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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as in to excess
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Recent Examples of furlough
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In September, Boeing announced furloughs and pay cuts for some white-collar employees in response to the strike.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Those who would feel the deepest losses are not the Congress members who will retain their pay during the shutdown, but members of the military who would serve without pay, numerous federal workers who would be furloughed, people that rely on WIC benefits to keep their babies fed and so many more.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The decrease is attributed to cost reduction measures and employee furloughs.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In September, Boeing announced furloughs and pay cuts for some white-collar employees in response to the strike.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Those federal workers still working, including millions of troops, would have to do so without pay, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Those who would feel the deepest losses are not the Congress members who will retain their pay during the shutdown, but members of the military who would serve without pay, numerous federal workers who would be furloughed, people that rely on WIC benefits to keep their babies fed and so many more.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
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Chang's promotion followed Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s dismissal of former Executive Director Claire Woodall and the ascension of Paulina Gutiérrez, Woodall's deputy, to the department's top post.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since the case's dismissal, Baldwin has resumed his Hollywood career, returning to his old stomping grounds on Saturday Night Live in a variety of roles, including as Fox News host Bret Baier and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Christian Holub, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2023
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Over the past few months, my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
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Usher, Coming Home This is Usher’s best album since 2004’s Confessions, and I’m bummed that more people haven’t listened to it.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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A lot of environmentalists are bummed—even scared—about the results of the recent presidential election.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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In today’s always-on, highly connected world in which platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor have weight with prospective employees and even clients, leaders must be mindful not to damage their reputation with what could be perceived as unfair or shady firing practices.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Damon Wayans, frustrated by his experience on the show, effectively forced his own firing after going off script during a sketch.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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On May 24th, the company made the difficult decision to lay off 86 employees.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Last February, as part of that austerity drive, the company laid off about 3% of its workforce.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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Mass layoffs occurred as the gaming industry plateaued post-pandemic, with big players like Microsoft, Sony and Discord slashing roles to cut costs.Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The holidays are always a stressful time for local media professionals as end-of-the-year layoffs sour the season.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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But planes have only just recently started moving along the assembly lines that were idled by the two-month work stoppage.Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Competing against the best of the National League is another matter, but idling just above .500 isn’t palatable to fans in one of the largest markets in the country.Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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