parting
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Synonyms: Noun
farewell, leave-taking, separation
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I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult. On parting, he took my hand and promised to return. “Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…” — Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet the parting of the Red SeaAdjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.” As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
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She and Prince William had a parting meeting with Miguel Head, who was stepping down as private secretary, Elle UK reports. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Middleton Reportedly Made an Appearance at a Private Engagement This Week," 13 Sep. 2018 Trump-hating Jemele Hill, ESPN parting ways: reports. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Search for clues in gaming tournament shooting; New McCain burial details; Lewandowski rips Cohen," 27 Aug. 2018 Richard, as a parting shot, left the files about her sisters on Camille’s passenger seat outside the hotel. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "The 10 Biggest Moments From 'Sharp Objects' Episode 7," 20 Aug. 2018 The pressure will definitely be there, but Kathie Lee hopes her parting words to Jenna will help relieve some of that stress. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'Today' Star Kathie Lee Gifford on Leaving Hoda Kotb and a "Million Memories" Behind," 5 Apr. 2019 The couple reportedly split quietly (and on friendly terms) this fall and the parting of ways is just making headlines now because Stewart has been spotted spending a lot of time with a new woman, stylist Sara Dinkin. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Who Is Sara Dinkin? Everything You Need to Know About Kristen Stewart's New Girlfriend," 26 Dec. 2018 The tears were reserved for the parting from San Diego, where many of them were born. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "April 8, 1942: San Diegans leave for internment camps," 8 Apr. 2018 With the parting of Jimmy Graham as well, does Russell Wilson have enough targets to throw to? — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, "Limbo dance: Seahawks can certainly do without dreaded drama of Earl Thomas holdout," 24 July 2018 Was there more that precipitated the parting of ways? — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres mailbag: Jankowski's future, Myers' weight, Luis Urias and even Mike Dee," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'parting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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