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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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
If the bill somehow does not pass before a midnight deadline, the government will shut down, putting federal employees on unpaid furlough and potentially impeding the function of numerous government departments and programs just before Christmas.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Nonessential workers are furloughed and are not allowed to work and don't get paid until the government reopens, according to a breakdown compiled by Reuters.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
With current funding set to expire Friday night as Congress hopes to adjourn for the holidays, failure to pass a funding bill could lead to furloughs for thousands of federal workers and a reduction in federal services.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
If the bill somehow does not pass before a midnight deadline, the government will shut down, putting federal employees on unpaid furlough and potentially impeding the function of numerous government departments and programs just before Christmas.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Others could be furloughed and many government services could be affected.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Nonessential workers are furloughed and are not allowed to work and don't get paid until the government reopens, according to a breakdown compiled by Reuters.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
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The Saints went on a seven-game losing streak after that hot start which led to the eventual dismissal of Saints head coach Dennis Allen.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Spared in this round of dismissals, however, was Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general who has issued reports on assorted politically explosive criminal investigations over the last decade.—
Zeke Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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Picture a disheveled gambler, with his empty pockets sticking out, trying to bum a smoke from someone on the Las Vegas strip.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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When someone in the music industry told him that Deconstruction had already broken up, the news deeply bummed him out.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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Ivanov's arrest and firing came at a similar time to the detention and dismissal of other senior military officials, including the former deputy chief of the Russian general staff, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Other changes, like the shift from direct firing to steam heating stills, were made for efficiency’s sake.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Like many wildland firefighters, Leo was a seasonal employee, so he was laid off at the end of the 2024 fire season.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The second month rolled around, and my roommate didn’t have her share of the rent and claimed to have been laid off.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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Dennis Newhall, a jazz announcer until the 2023 layoff, said the news of Reina’s involvement struck harder when juxtaposed with Reina’s personality.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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Following the layoffs in October, NCSoft has fallen on hard times financially.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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About 3 million workers were idled, and recovery has been mediocre at best.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hospitals are shutting their obstetrics units, and companies that sold baby formula are idling factories.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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