DISMISSION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dismission

noun

Definition of dismission

as in dismissal

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Noun

The former defence minister is popular among younger Ukrainians and his dismissal in July sparked protests across the country.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Opinion polls taken in recent weeks show that Fedorov has grown popular enough in Ukraine since his dismissal to pose a serious challenge to Zelensky in a presidential race.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissal

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Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
And so Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs, a Königsberg physician and a former member of Ebel’s circle, embittered by his expulsion, intervened.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsion

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In addition to protecting the warhead, the reentry body incorporates essential non-nuclear control, arming, fuzing, and firing components.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of firing

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The discharge process triggered major diplomatic and economic pushback, most notably from China and Russia, which banned imports of Japanese seafood following the initial August 2023 release.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
However, eligible borrowers may still qualify for existing federal programs, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and certain loan discharge programs.

— Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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