as in to sack
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At least one department, the Department of Veterans Affairs, has massively scaled back a plan to sack more than 76,000 employees.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
10 July 2025 -
On a stroll through New York City yesterday, Hathaway’s outfit offered a fun solution for not sacking off your denim in the high summer heat just yet.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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As companies like Netflix double down on unlimited PTO benefits, the boss of $11 billion fintech company, Bolt has just axed the policy altogether.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough axed a handful of changes from the Senate bill, including prohibiting coverage for non-citizens and barring funds for gender-affirming care.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Why are passengers required to remove their shoes at security checkpoints?—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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Earlier this year, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to remove the Johnson Amendment.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Merle sold his barbershop the same day and retired.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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The same's true for someone who is retired and taking taxable withdrawals from traditional 401(k) plans.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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She was ostracized and bullied, nearly getting voted off countless times.—
Adam England,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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Though Raq has always acted in the best interests of the family business, her actions have ostracized her from everyone around her.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Proctor was fired in March when Noble accepted the MSP Trial Board’s recommendation to terminate Proctor for failing to uphold agency standards.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Already, some aldermen are bristling at Johnson’s efforts to even maintain the relatively modest 1% grocery tax that the governor terminated in his 2025 budget.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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They were shut out through five innings by Brandon Young, who entered the night with an ERA over seven.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Palmeiras have been stout in their own right, shutting out Porto, Al Ahly and Botafogo in this competition.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Indigenous and colonized people paid the price, dispossessed of their lands.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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He was not dispossessed at all in the match and was generally a menace to SKC’s players.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Defenestrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenestrate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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