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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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Recent Examples of furloughs
Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Vought is playing a key role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether to impose mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs, and the specifics of which federal funds are cut.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
During the government shutdown, many workers are feeling the squeeze through furloughs or working without pay.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Again, get cracking to file, even if the IRS furloughs are triggering more uncertainty in how government services will be handled as the federal government shutdown drags on.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
While work continues, employee furloughs can lead to delays in processing loans and mortgage applications.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Vought is playing a key role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether to impose mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs, and the specifics of which federal funds are cut.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
During the government shutdown, many workers are feeling the squeeze through furloughs or working without pay.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Again, get cracking to file, even if the IRS furloughs are triggering more uncertainty in how government services will be handled as the federal government shutdown drags on.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs
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The number of criminal case dismissed amid the ongoing bar advocate work stoppage surpassed 1,500 with another surge of dismissals this week, according to trial court records.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … COACHING CAROUSEL – Former Alabama coach Nick Saban blamed the current landscape of college football for the dismissals of Billy Napier, James Franklin and others.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Requiring over 20 hours of fabrication time, this lustrous dial is produced via the application of numerous layers of vitreous enamel and multiple firings in a kiln measuring between 800 degrees and 900 degrees Celsius.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over the past 10 months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Now is the time to stand up for Virginia jobs — not encourage more mass layoffs.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are moments in life when people face gaps in employment, whether from reduced hours, caregiving, illness, or layoffs.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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Five candidates seek Tennessee Supreme Court seat Five candidates have applied to fill the vacancy on Tennessee’s Supreme Court that will be created when Justice Holly Kirby retires on June 30, the Administrative Office of the Courts announced this week.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The day will one day come when Mahomes retires from the NFL, although that won’t be anytime soon.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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The insurance company may then delay or deny the request, which kicks back the paperwork to the doctor’s office and starts the entire process all over again.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Furloughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furloughs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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