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as in looting
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as in dismissing
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
In a fit of angry retribution, Bacon’s Rebellion culminated with the sacking of the state capital in Jamestown.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
As a result, the council was forced to make drastic cost cuts, resulting in the sacking of 600 staff, closure of community centers, reduction of household waste collections, and even turning down the brightness of its streetlights.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 May 2024
Neither Diniz nor Fluminense have yet reacted to the sacking.
—Mauricio Savarese, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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And then the new Democratic Congress could bar him for 2028, remedying the error of the Senate for failing to convict him during his impeachment trial in 2021 after the sacking of the Capitol by his mob and forbid him any future office.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
In a fit of angry retribution, Bacon’s Rebellion culminated with the sacking of the state capital in Jamestown.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
As a result, the council was forced to make drastic cost cuts, resulting in the sacking of 600 staff, closure of community centers, reduction of household waste collections, and even turning down the brightness of its streetlights.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 May 2024
Neither Diniz nor Fluminense have yet reacted to the sacking.
—Mauricio Savarese, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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