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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughed
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The Republican president has downsized his foreign policy team since his first term, eschewing the typical array of advisers at the National Security Council in favor of a core group of loyalists.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Supervisors then pivoted to Lemon Grove and downsized the scope of the proposal, which originally included 150 tiny homes.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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And in Michigan, Cliffs owns and operates the Tilden Mine near Ishpeming and the adjacent Empire Mine, which has been idled since 2016.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists’ strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gausman had retired 17 straight Dodger batters until the seventh inning, when Smith yet again got the best of him, hitting a solo home run to break the stale mate.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Panera eventually retired the item, though not immediately (a legal expert posited to CNN that doing so promptly would have read as an admission of guilt, and in turn spur reputational damage).—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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To sum up, that is four different managers over five spells, none of whom were actually sacked, just seven league wins, and one calamitous relegation.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Wentz was also sacked five times.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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According to the court filing, 2,050 positions would be axed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gold being pole-axed from a profoundly extended height, falling more than 5% to levels last seen … eight days ago.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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When Duffy threatened to revoke funds last month, a spokesperson for Newsom dismissed the attack and noted that CDL holders from California have a significantly lower rate of crashes than both the national average and that of Texas, which is the only state with more licensed commercial drivers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then in April, 2019 all charges against him were dismissed and Gibson walked free.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged 15% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Walmart has trimmed the price of its annual Thanksgiving meal deal to less than $4 per person, down from less than $7 per person in 2024.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Furloughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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