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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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 2018 Lucky that the bracket opened up like the parting of the Red Sea. — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball had a magical run. But Villanova was just too good," 2 Apr. 2018 Hextall would not have liked it any more than Mason did, which was a contributing factor to the parting of ways. — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, "Flyers' two-goalie approach paying dividends," 13 Feb. 2018 Allowing LaVine to walk would have meant parting with the headlining player in the 2017 Jimmy Butler trade with the Timberwolves, while forfeiting a key piece of the Bulls’ unspectacular young core. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "Grades: Bulls Matching Zach LaVine's Kings Offer Sheet Bitter Pill to Swallow," 7 July 2018 However, Garcia's bad parting in 2014 with Arum and Top Rank might be an obstacle. — Lance Pugmire, latimes.com, "Vasiliy Lomachenko's new lightweight belt has him on collision course with Mikey Garcia," 14 May 2018 Protesters staged a final rally with a mixture of satisfaction at Issa’s upcoming retirement and sadness at the prospect of parting with a community of like-minded activists. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Issa protesters take last stand at Congressman's Vista office," 24 Apr. 2018 As a parting gift, Jocasta gives him silver candlesticks which had belonged to his mother – a link to that distant past. — Outlander Fan, Marie Claire, "5 Biggest Takeaways From 'Outlander' Season 4 Episode 3," 19 Nov. 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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