furloughed

verb

past tense of furlough
1
as in downsized

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2
as in idled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughed
  1. downsized
  2. idled
  3. retired
  4. bummed
  5. sacked
  6. dawdled
  7. axed
  8. dismissed
Verb
  • After strong public and state lawmaker pushback, the facility is still being built, but downsized.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
  • After her daughter and son grew up, Saint and her husband downsized to a stylish, art-laden condominium in Westwood in the mid-1970s.
    — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Brampton Assembly Plant, which was previously slated to build the Jeep Compass before Stellantis moved the product out of Canada in 2025 to avoid tariffs, has been idled since 2023.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of idled
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  • Tampa Bay batters were retired in order in seven innings, and Junior Caminero had four strikeouts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow retired his first 10 batters — six on strikeouts — while working with a 4-0 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of retired
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  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of bummed
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  • Craig overcame being sacked four times and the run game producing just 33 yards to lead TCU to the massive victory, as the Horned Frogs scored multiple touchdowns against a Power Four conference opponent for the first time this season.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Much worse, the Commanders were in field goal range, and they somehow got sacked.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
    — Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of dawdled
Verb
  • Corral and his team were axed from Movistar Plus+ last year, prompting an outcry from the creative community, who saw his outlook as the main preserve of ambitious but popular storytelling.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of axed
Verb
  • Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
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