as in departure
the act of leaving a place
the mass decamping for the mountains or the shore by city dwellers that occurs every summer weekend
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Noun
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The infant first detecting maternal absence, the pet abandoned in an alley, the friend suddenly iced out have all felt the sudden departure of someone who was expected to be there.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The blues poem is frequently poised at the moment of departure, the train pulling away from the station, a life left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their customers either don't want to leave en masse or have a hard time escaping.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Revenge softens some of Baron Frankenstein’s colder mannerisms into a more playful performance from Cushing; after escaping the gallows, the Baron hides his true identity and takes work at a hospital for the poor to access a supply of body parts.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Coronato leads the club with two goals and three points in the early going.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Warrants in Texas have been issued for the absconding Democrats arrest.—
Jim Talamonti,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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In early-1970s Framingham, Massachusetts, taciturn family man James (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at the local art museum, absconding with a selection of modern paintings—without much of a plan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Liv asked her dad, Jim Miraldi, 74, who was also on the call, if the leaves had started changing back home.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Don’t use mulch made from black walnut wood, leaves, or nuts near your orchard.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, Darnold led the Seahawks to another field goal in the third quarter, and Stroud turned the ball over on downs, which led to this game getting out of hand.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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People are literally murdering people in LA and getting out of jail.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wyeth keeps the men at lens-length before retreating to the studio.—
Tembe Denton-Hurst,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the Arctic has warmed four times faster than the rest of the world, sea ice is rapidly retreating.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Decamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamping. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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