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as in extinct
no longer existing
a few crumbling ruins are all that remain of that departed civilization
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as in fallen
no longer living
our dear departed friend
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as in exited
to leave a place often for another
I'll sing one more song before I depart
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as in died
to stop living
a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year
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Recent Examples of departed
Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Farley has managed to woo Wall Street more than his two most recent predecessors — both of whom departed the company after double-digit losses in Ford's stock price.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Verb
Since then, Jack was tragically killed in a landslide (Lissing departed the show after five seasons), and after mourning her husband, Elizabeth found love with Nathan Grant (Kevin McGarry).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Farley has managed to woo Wall Street more than his two most recent predecessors — both of whom departed the company after double-digit losses in Ford's stock price.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departed
Adjective
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Types Of Chocolate Cosmos Until relatively recently, chocolate cosmos was thought to be extinct in the wild and the only available plants were produced through cuttings and root (tuber) divisions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the Mendip Hills of southwestern England, a pine marten, considered locally extinct for over 100 years, was caught on a trail camera.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If your flower beds were besieged with pests or fungal diseases, the fallen leaf litter and stems from those plants should not be left in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Regardless of today’s sentencing, the fallen mogul continues to face an uphill legal battle, with dozens of civil suits filed against him since his federal indictment last year.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Brewers beat the Cubs with a traditional ace, Freddy Peralta, in Game 1, and then deployed six different pitchers to shut down Chicago’s offense once Game 2 opener Aaron Ashby exited.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The comments come more than nine months after her husband, Jeff Baena, died at 47.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who played the wily Saul Bloom in all three Ocean's movies, died in June 2020 at age 98 from natural causes, leaving behind a career that netted him 11 Emmy Awards, a Grammy, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The aviation themes of Air Afrique, which is named after the defunct Pan-African airline, are emphasized through Morse code on the outsole and a jacquard insole patterned after the seats on Air Afrique aircrafts.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The ability to remove a defunct rocket stage or satellite from orbit could also be used to target an adversary’s spacecraft.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Zelda went on to denounce a growing trend on social media, where people use AI-generators to create videos of deceased celebrities, her father included.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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All 48 hostages, living and deceased — only 20 are believed to be alive — would be returned within 72 hours of both sides publicly accepting the agreement.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Aces moved ahead 2-0 in the first best-of-7 finals in league history.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this school year, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius moved some central office staff to classroom teaching positions to fill vacant roles.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Departed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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