defenestrate

verb

as in to sack

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenestrate
  1. sack
  2. pink-slip
  3. ax
  4. remove
  5. retire
  6. ostracize
  7. terminate
  8. shut out
Verb
  • After Miami scored in the second OT period, Omar Thornton sacked Daniels on first down, forced an incompletion on second down, got FSU to commit a false start and forced another incompletion to set up fourth and 21.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • He was sacked five times as Texas lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2021.
    — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of sack
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  • Then, adding to it all, there’s the $80 billion in debt a ParaBros combo would carry — and the pink-slipping expected.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The company is pink-slipping 15% of its staff, according to a source with knowledge of the cuts.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of pink-slip
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  • While some content execs were axed in the layoffs this week, the cuts were mostly focused on product, tech, legal and HR.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There have been rumors about her being axed by the company for the past couple of weeks, all denied by Netflix.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ax
Verb
  • The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • While no service can promise to remove all your data from the internet, a data removal service can monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites continuously over a longer period.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • Nasser Barghouti, who is slightly leading Khan in large-dollar donations to American Priorities, simply stated that he is retired and residing in Dallas.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Speaking of bouncing back, the Saints have been looking for stability after legendary coach Jennie Kull retired following the 2022 season.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of retire
Verb
  • Jason is attending Crystal Lake, where he’s ostracized by his fellow campers on account of his facial deformities.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For generations, the series showed, white men had dominated the department, while Black and women firefighters had been ostracized and put in danger, shut out of the most desirable fire stations and passed over for promotions.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ostracize
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  • The vote of five siblings to sell the shares triggered the termination clause in the trust, and the filing argues that the trust doesn’t grant trustees discretion to disregard a valid vote to terminate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Organizations need to understand where TLS is negotiated, terminated, inspected and reestablished.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of terminate
Verb
  • Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown had touchdown runs of 50 and 78 yards, but the Owls (1-6, 0-3) were shut out over the final 40 minutes and 59 seconds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Todd also mentioned feeling shut out from Grace’s thoughts and decision-making process; of course he’s been unsettled and worried as well as resentful.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shut out
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