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 38-year-old was hired as the club’s new under-21s coach from Southampton’s academy last summer and then promoted to Rosenior’s backroom staff after impressing in a two-game spell at the helm following Enzo Maresca’s departure in January.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Together, these mechanisms prevent the battery’s active materials from degrading or from escaping across the membrane, thereby ensuring long-term stability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors have charged the 26-year-old Talley with murder, attempted murder and escaping from police, among other charges.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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For anyone looking to keep the match-day energy going, downtown San Jose has the sports bar infrastructure to support it.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The power of positivity keeps her going.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Slim Shady, her roughly 70-pound, 22-year-old sulcata tortoise, farts loudly, sometimes knocks her down and has forced her to find him after absconding in her North Highlands neighborhood when her front gate was left open.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Their legendary match at 'Money in the Bank' in 2011, which saw Punk defeat Cena for the WWE Championship before absconding with the title, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Premium Live Event endings ever.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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The roots are deep, the canopy wide, and the song in the leaves, especially in the hands of an ensemble like this one, always worth rehearing.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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Inside the formula, castor oil, soybean oil, and panthenol leave hair smooth and shiny, while calming chamomile and calendula extracts keep your scalp irritation-free.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Paulemon is accused of getting out of the car while armed with a handgun.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Your husband has a long history of crossing the line and then retreating back just far enough that there’s an illusion of change.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Chrysler, facing financial pressure, rushed to graft increasingly conventional grilles onto the rounded nose, retreating year by year from the very aerodynamic principles that made the car more efficient.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Decamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamping. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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