as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of pink-slip
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
When the last pink slip is handed out on Black Monday, there likely will be at least six and possibly eight or more teams seeking a new coach.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Ava might've been given the pink slip on Abbott Elementary, but Janelle James, the actress behind the beloved sitcom character, sees green pastures ahead.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
So every other stop he’s had, it’s taken a few years to get from the team’s high to the pink slip.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In classic Madonna style, the 66-year-old pop superstar hinted at suggestive poses while wearing a Burberry trench coat over a pink slip dress, fishnet gloves, thigh-high sheer tights and stilettos.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
When the last pink slip is handed out on Black Monday, there likely will be at least six and possibly eight or more teams seeking a new coach.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Ava might've been given the pink slip on Abbott Elementary, but Janelle James, the actress behind the beloved sitcom character, sees green pastures ahead.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
So every other stop he’s had, it’s taken a few years to get from the team’s high to the pink slip.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pink-slip
Verb
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Also sacked Thursday was Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who led both the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, and his deputy, Wendy Noble, who has reportedly been reassigned within the Pentagon.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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He was sacked a whopping 68 times, with the next highest being C.J. Stroud with 52.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The two decisions represent a significant setback for the states, the unions and the civic organizations that had sued the government in an effort to block the summary firings of more than 24,000 federal workers.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The plans to dismiss the case were first reported by Bloomberg.—
Sarah N. Lynch and Ryan Patrick Jones,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Male police officers often dismissed these types of cases as private family matters, leaving women and children without much legal protection from their abusive husbands and fathers.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some of the notable objects include TNT, firework rockets, boots of swiftness, a full set of diamond armor and blades (or swords).—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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That spread is centered around a six-bedroom, seven-bath New England Colonial home and includes a beachfront pool to boot.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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O'Keefe was found on the front lawn of another Boston police officer who has since retired, Brian Albert.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The following year, a neck injury sustained in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers forced him to retire at age 39.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The person calling claimed a friend had fired shots at a Black adult female at 7:05 p.m., and that two suspects were at the location wearing all black.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this week, Hamas fired its strongest volley of rockets since the ceasefire collapsed, lobbing 10 projectiles toward southern Israel.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Quantum internet removes that risk by ensuring only the sender and receiver can read a message, so not even the hosting platform can access it.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The walls were blank; administrators had recently removed art work depicting eight female activists, including Angela Davis, the Marxist prison abolitionist, and Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American Black Power activist.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The defendants will answer Gastineau’s complaint and motion for its dismissal.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The controversial dismissal of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s corruption charges has also dealt the DOJ a reputational blow.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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