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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
Henry Austin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Obviously Freed From Desire by my mate Gala. Here to discuss 29 goals in nine games, one sacking and one early shout for manager of the season are the experts (and one idiot called Tim) on the Totally Football Show.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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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Noun
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who has been tasked by President-elect Donald Trump with co-leading a commission called the Department of Government Efficiency, also called for the sacking of Italian judges who had questioned the legality of government measures to prevent irregular immigration.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Obviously Freed From Desire by my mate Gala. Here to discuss 29 goals in nine games, one sacking and one early shout for manager of the season are the experts (and one idiot called Tim) on the Totally Football Show.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacking
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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
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And celebrating the firings of hard-working Americans on cable news shows, social media platforms, and in conservative policymaking venues is cruel.—
Shaun Harper,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Durbin previously criticized Trump for the firings.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an armed South Elgin man during an alleged Elgin robbery this summer was justified in his actions, according to a results of a Kane County Major Crimes Task Force investigation.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The eleventh man, who wasn’t present during the robbery itself, met them later that night at a safehouse.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2024
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Major museums in the West devoted to the presentation and preservation of art objects have fitfully begun acknowledging their ties to histories of violence and plunder.—
Leslie Camhi,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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