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 trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026 -
The pound eased against major currencies as speculation mounted that Starmer was going to set out a timetable for his departure.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Engineers have been trying to capture this escaping waste heat and turn it back into electricity using thermoelectric devices.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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The current population is a result of the toads escaping or being released by importers during the 1950s and ‘60s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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The Orange also dominated possession in the early goings, holding the ball for 69 percent of the first half and completing 307 passes versus Japan’s 130 passes.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Claybon, who portrays Martin Richardson in the daytime drama, says the birthday celebration doubled as a going-away party and was filled with a mixture of emotions.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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For the last couple of years at least, groups of international thieves have been traveling to Southern California and burglarizing homes and stores before absconding back to their home countries.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Wilburn has been placed on administrative leave, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Many of them are variations on the amount of silver in the leaves, or the pattern the silver coloration makes.—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Cendejas said Wahab needs to focus her time on getting out to voters in the district while the state Legislature is in recess between July and August.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Stewart surrendered a solo homer to Brooks Lee before getting out of the ninth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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That may help to explain why premium spirits brands are not retreating in the face of no-and-low.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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But retreating indoors can come at a cost.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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“Decamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamping. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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