defenestrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of defenestrate
as in shuts out

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  1. shuts out
  2. cans
  3. axes
  4. removes
  5. pink-slips
  6. sacks
  7. retires
  8. terminates
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  • That is because networks increasingly stay in-house, which helps makes the economics of broadcast work but essentially shuts out third-party suppliers.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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  • Continue reading … PEWS AND POLITICS — Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’.
    — , FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Definition of cans
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  • In a shocker, Microsoft is tapping Call of Duty publisher Activision to build the next Halo game as Redmond axes more jobs at its first-party studios.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Continue reading … BADGE DRAIN — Seattle axes $50K police bonuses while sitting hundreds of officers short.
    — , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Sunday says the victims should feel satisfied that this plea removes the possibility that Vereb could be found not guilty by a jury.
    — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Internet Archive removes recordings from the site when musicians ask, but hasn’t sought advance permission to share the music online.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Pixar cuts are numbered to be in the high single percentile of its 1,100 staff, which translates to around or under 100 pink-slips.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of pink-slips
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  • Ja’Quan McMillian sacks Patrick Mahomes in the Broncos’ win over the Chiefs in November.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cale Britt sacks the quarterback and Bishop Moore will take over on downs at their own 42.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sacks
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  • Figure 02 leaves the fleet Figure’s newer platform also arrives as the company retires its predecessor.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Furthermore, if a Republican justice retires should Democrats win the Senate, the move will almost certainly be viewed as purely partisan.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of retires
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  • The order will be effective for seven days unless the mayor terminates it earlier.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026
  • With the Bridge program scheduled to expire at the end of 2027, a question looms regarding what will happen when the initiative terminates.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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