FURLOUGHS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of furlough

as in dismissals

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months

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verb

present tense third-person singular of furlough

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Recent Examples of furloughs

Noun

Layoffs, unpaid staff furloughs and school closures probably are ahead as the leaders downsize operations. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Pilots, flight attendants and other aviation workers faced pay cuts and furloughs from the decrease in flyers. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 That could mean more layoffs or other cost-cutting measures, such as furloughs or a spending freeze. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 The savings the city will get from the unpaid worker furloughs during the first year of the deal — the new fiscal year starting July 1 — nearly covers the cost of the 2% raises and other benefits employees get that first year. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026 The furloughs come just weeks before the museum’s annual Juneteenth celebration, as well as the third anniversary of its opening on June 27. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026 Public pressure and her deteriorating health led to releases and furloughs. — Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026 In Cambodia, worker groups spoke of furloughs, cut shifts and job losses. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for furloughs

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This came after the company fired three safety and alignment researchers, though OpenAI said the dismissals were not tied to employees voicing safety concerns.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Only 14 cases led to suspensions and seven to expulsions or dismissals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissals

Verb

But these policies don't protect people from a layoff due to other factors like if the company downsizes or closes operations.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The movie follows Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game) as Yoo Man-su, a man who is fired from his job at a paper manufacturing company after an American company buys out his company and downsizes.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of downsizes

Verb

The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Critical thinking really bums them out.

— Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of bums

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Thursday's lawsuit cites public comments made by top Justice Department officials and the president directed toward the plaintiffs as evidence the firings were motivated by political animus.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit seeks, among other remedies, reinstatement to the FBI, an awarding of back pay and a court order declaring that the firings were unlawful.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of firings

Verb

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

Definition of axes

Noun

Netflix is obviously against the ropes again, after slowing user engagement on the service rattled Wall Street investors and layoffs came this week as a sacrifice to the share price.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The support was appreciated by those who were impacted by the layoffs.

— Veronica Macias, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of layoffs

Verb

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

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