as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax
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as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged
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as in alliances
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an axis of previously nonaligned nations
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as in sacks
to let go from office, service, or employment
the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets
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Recent Examples of axes
Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
But if the technical challenges are going to include glacier travel or ice climbing then ice axes/tools, crampons, mountaineering boots, and protective sunglasses will go into the kit.
—Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But the Russians are trying to advance along several axes in the region, and Rubicon can’t cover all of them.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
And for all the talk of making government smaller, the people wielding these axes aren’t really interested in getting rid of these services.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
As Elon Musk axes costs in the federal government, the fortune of the world’s richest man is also being slashed.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The outcomes of challenges, like slicing orcs with axes or smooth-talking tavern maidens, are decided by dice.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Then unlock both the tilt and the roll arms and balance the camera along those axes.
—PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
But there have been several incidents in recent years in which people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Instead of axes and plows, however, today’s space pioneers will bring 3D printers.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
But if the technical challenges are going to include glacier travel or ice climbing then ice axes/tools, crampons, mountaineering boots, and protective sunglasses will go into the kit.
—Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
But the Russians are trying to advance along several axes in the region, and Rubicon can’t cover all of them.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
And for all the talk of making government smaller, the people wielding these axes aren’t really interested in getting rid of these services.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
As Elon Musk axes costs in the federal government, the fortune of the world’s richest man is also being slashed.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The outcomes of challenges, like slicing orcs with axes or smooth-talking tavern maidens, are decided by dice.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Then unlock both the tilt and the roll arms and balance the camera along those axes.
—PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
But there have been several incidents in recent years in which people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Axes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axes. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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