discharges 1 of 2

noun

plural of discharge
1
as in firings
a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece the thunderous discharge of the cannons

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2
as in releases
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility a full discharge from responsibility for the accident

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3
as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily she was resentful over what she felt was a wrongful discharge

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as in executions
the doing of an action aided in the discharge of his duties by a capable assistant

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discharges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of discharge
1
as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package

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2
as in unloads
to empty or rid of cargo docks for discharging containerships

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as in pays
to give what is owed for discharge a debt in full

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as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty

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as in casts
to throw or give off the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean

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as in shoots
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force felt a strong recoil as the rifle discharged

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as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment 15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered

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Recent Examples of discharges
Noun
The group meets monthly and is open to those with honorable, general and other-than-honorable discharges. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 Jackson records show 99 patient discharges to a chain called Villa Rosa, 24 of them to Villa Rosa I, a 40-bed home on West Ninth Street in Hialeah. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The suit against the ethanol plant also alleged some excess discharges of chlorine and nitrogen ammonia. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 At the time of the discharges, the company did not have specific controls to ensure compliance with its permit and did not adequately train employees on wastewater management, Elgersma said. — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026 In addition, this information could allow sewage treatment plant managers to regularly monitor their discharges. — Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 This release offers insights into labor-market tightness by showing the number of job openings and hires, along with a breakdown of why employees left their jobs (quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations such as retirement). — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Medicaid is crucial in keeping rural hospitals operating, covering essential services such as discharges and births. — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 31 July 2026 That order applied to nearly 8,000 active-duty and reserve troops who were involuntarily separated after refusing the shot, more than half of whom did not receive honorable discharges. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026
Verb
Oakland police also asserted an exemption to a California law that requires the release within 45 days of body-cam footage in critical incidents when a peace officer discharges a firearm at a person, or when use of force results in death or great bodily injury. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Dec. 2025 After localizing, the UAV discharges an ampoule filled with a fire extinguishant from an onboard launcher and puts out the fire. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discharges
  1. firings
  2. releases
  3. dismissals
  4. executions
  5. fires
  6. unloads
  7. pays
  8. frees
Noun
  • Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after the firings, Stars and Stripes published an open letter from Navy Capt.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of firings
Noun
  • Don’t stress about your pile of fall reading; fatten it up, baby, and pick up one of this month’s new releases.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As Netflix is essentially barred from Cannes due to French regulations around theatrical releases, Venice has traditionally played home to the streamer’s starriest offerings.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This baseball season has been defined, in part, by dismissals.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissals
Noun
  • The first consists of expert demonstrations, which document reference task executions carried out by human operators in real-world environments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The executions include that of Christa Pike, the first woman set to be put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of executions
Verb
  • Picture Angel Reese grabbing a rebound and passing to Caitlin Clark, who then fires down the floor to Paige Bueckers, who drives to the goal and fools the help defender with a dish to the best player on the planet.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The fact is, MLB’s next expansion derby isn’t going to be won by the city that wakes up after Commissioner Rob Manfred fires the starting gun.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fires
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  • Tennessee coach unloads on NCAA suspension Speaking on Tuesday before the Vols open Fall camp, head coach Josh Heupel did not mince words on the NCAA's punishment of a 2-game suspension for the linebacker.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The confrontation between father and daughter, in which Taylor-Joy unloads Lucky’s resentments about growing up in the life, is one of the season’s most barbed moments.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
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  • The government created a national preventive care program decades ago and gave every citizen a right to regular checkups, which gave clinics a reason to buy expensive machines, which brought the volume that pays for the expensive machines.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Avon Historical Society pays the liability for the inside of the building and the structural repairs, like the roof, are the town’s responsibility.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pays
Verb
  • That frees the company up to try to build new monopolies in AI, and the current DOJ doesn’t seem very interested in standing in the way of Big Tech.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Scott allowed Elordi and Brolin to play with their dialogue and relationship and captured it all using four to six cameras at a time, an approach Scott says frees the actors up for happy accidents and helps give life to the humor.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Discharges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discharges. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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