dismissal

noun

dis-ˈmi-səl How to pronounce dismissal (audio)
Definition of dismissalnext
as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump

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Recent Examples of dismissal The war chest is unusually large this deep into the signing period because the Yankees had several agreements, made under previous international scouting director Donny Rowland, fall through following his dismissal. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 She has been detained by federal immigration authorities for more than 12 weeks following her arrest in Miami and the dismissal of a low-level charge against her. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 His appointment followed weeks of protests after Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal that sparked a military reset in Kyiv and culminated in a video in which Fedorov called for elections. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 He was brought in from Louisiana Tech and had the inside track to replace Bud Clark at free safety before his dismissal. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismissal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
  1. firing
  2. furlough
  3. layoff
  4. discharge
Noun
  • Training units would not need to replace the complete launch pod after every firing cycle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of firing
Noun
  • Former employees said Monday was coincidentally the day their layoffs from the hospital became official after months of furlough.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, furlough transfers where minimum security inmates transfer from prison to prison are routine, allowing inmates the opportunity to catch their own ride to their next destination.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of furlough
Noun
  • Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the layoffs in a letter to employees Wednesday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Khosrowshahi did not attribute the cuts to artificial intelligence, which has been responsible for a recent wave of tech layoffs.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of layoff
Noun
  • Michael still had the hospital discharge papers in his truck.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • During testing, the company’s 210Ah cells ran continuously at 100 percent depth of discharge with minimal capacity loss.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharge

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“Dismissal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismissal. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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