axed
Americanadjective
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suddenly eliminated, as a job, role, or plan.
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suddenly removed, eliminated, or cut, as a television program, movie, album, etc.
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cut down, with or as if with an axe.
Example Sentences
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The Snapchat owner has axed about 1,000 employees - 16% of staff - and withdrawn hundreds of open job roles, according to a financial disclosure.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The landscape has been transformed since the failure of Google Glass, the search company’s early foray into smart glasses that was axed in 2015.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
When she asks about Jacobs being axed from the brand, he reveals that it’s not entirely true, but that it is an account he enjoys playing up and going along with.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Congress largely rejected those cuts last month, although funding for programs focusing on social drivers of health, such as access to food, housing and education, were axed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
The firemen had axed their way through what seemed to be every wall and every door, leaving the place looking like a bomb had gone off.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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