as in dismissal
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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as in to excess
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
Additionally, Ultium Cells’ operations in Warren, Ohio will halt production similar to the Spring Hill plant, but will furlough 850 of its workers, and indefinitely lay off 550 employees.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
Additionally, Ultium Cells’ operations in Warren, Ohio will halt production similar to the Spring Hill plant, but will furlough 850 of its workers, and indefinitely lay off 550 employees.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
Noun
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The write-off trap There’s a specific kind of institutional damage that happens when hiring managers and leaders respond to the stare with dismissal rather than diagnosis.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is speaking out as a wide-ranging review of the football program unfolds after Sherrone Moore's dismissal.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.—
Amy Dickinson,
Anchorage Daily News,
17 July 2023
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You’ve been quoted as saying that that is really what the film is about — not so much drinking to excess as embracing the uncontrollable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2021
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On March 17, a video obtained by TMZ showed LaBeouf in a hotel lobby in Rome, Italy, wearing only his underwear and trying to bum a light for a cigarette.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Spring cleaning bumming you out?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Red Sox have issued eight fewer challenges than any other team, but Alex Cora, who was fired on Saturday, said before his firing that he wasn’t bothered by the low rates.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to the space startup, this included a record-breaking 300-second burn—the longest duration hot firing of any RDRE engine yet.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a controversial move, the school board opted to issue lay off notices for every member of the district office’s central staff — including the district’s top leader, Cancy McArn.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Walmart will close its Matteson fulfillment center and lay off 111 employees by May 29, the company said in a March 27 filing with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.—
Greg Jaffe,
Anchorage Daily News,
18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2023
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That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Lilly said in a video post reacting to reports of Marvel layoffs amid a larger Disney pivot to AI.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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After she and the entire staff at the New York Vanguard get axed via text message, Andy makes a stirring speech championing the importance of journalism.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Boston Red Sox, in last place in the American League East, let go of Alex Cora, and then the Philadelphia Phillies axed Rob Thomson.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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