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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pink-slip
Noun
David and Victoria Beckham's 4 Kids: All About Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper In the sweet snap, Romeo wears all-black and wraps his arm around Harper, who wears a baby pink slip gown and sandals. Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, the planemaker is about to send out thousands of pink slips. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024 The pink slips arrive as the company is exploring strategic options, including taking on more investors. Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Van Patten opted for a simple, soft pink slip dress with black peep-toes. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pink-slip 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
Verb
  • Ex-head coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked and had been replaced by Graham Potter.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • He was sacked three times and threw two interceptions, finishing with a QB rating of 42.2. NFL pundits began to question Mahomes’ legacy in the immediate aftermath of the game.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But people who work in civil rights warn the firings are part of a broad attempt to dismantle the infrastructure for addressing systemic inequalities in America.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Here in Denver, 10 environmental justice workers at EPA were just put on administrative leave, with the strong implication that more firings are to come.
    Megan Schrader, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • However, Cave pushed back against the idea of fully dismissing an artist’s work due to their personal failings.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Chutkan granted a request from Smith to dismiss the case after Mr. Trump won the presidential election in November because of a Justice Department policy that forbids the prosecution of a sitting president.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Peter Pan collar fans out into a pretty display with fluffy ruffles to boot.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Small bits of rock and volcanic ash, several inches deep, crunched under my boots.
    Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Mining engineering programs have been closing in both Europe and North America, and the generation of senior mining executives who helped build mines globally during the commodities boom is retiring.
    Anthony Milewski, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The retired ocean liner was built in the early 1950s and retired in 1969, and has changed hands many times since, with several recent unsuccessful efforts to restore the ship.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The administration has not provided a comprehensive list of who is subject to the firings, how many are being fired, and which positions specifically are exempt.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Enforcing this entails punishing or even firing staffers who violate these internal processes.
    Tevi Troy, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Core inflation, which removes the volatile food and energy categories, increased 3.3% in January compared to last year and had the biggest month-to-month jump since last March.
    Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned in refusal to carry out the Justice Department’s directive to file the dismissal.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Houston Chronicle reported that NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed employees still in their probationary period to prepare for dismissal.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Pink-slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink-slip. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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