part with
phrasal verb
parted with; parting with; parts with
: to give up possession or control of (something)
He hated to part with that old car.
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Against Purdue on Wednesday night, however, UCLA already led comfortably when Dugalić placed her palms on her head in disbelief when the Bruins parted with their challenge; the 6-foot-4 post player profusely apologized to her coach on the sidelines.
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Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York Giants parted with a longtime high-ranking executive just one day after introducing John Harbaugh as head coach.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Convinced there’s nothing untoward going on, the company could be persuaded to part with their money before ever knowing they were so spectacularly fooled.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But Friday’s decision also sided in part with state officials and upheld a separate directive to invalidate nearly 29,000 petitions collected for the marijuana initiative by out-of-state petition gatherers.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York Giants parted with a longtime high-ranking executive just one day after introducing John Harbaugh as head coach.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Convinced there’s nothing untoward going on, the company could be persuaded to part with their money before ever knowing they were so spectacularly fooled.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But Friday’s decision also sided in part with state officials and upheld a separate directive to invalidate nearly 29,000 petitions collected for the marijuana initiative by out-of-state petition gatherers.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Part with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20with. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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