decampments

noun

plural of decampment
as in departures
the act of leaving a place the simultaneous decampment of tens of thousands of sports fans from the stadium created the inevitable traffic jam

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  1. departures
  2. goings
  3. leaves
  4. evacuations
Noun
  • The departures of McDuffie and Watson left a significant void, one the Chiefs hoped to fill in the NFL Draft.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • The organization was building something from the ground up, and their departures were part of that fresh start.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of departures
Noun
  • This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Ted Johnson’s run down of goings on across the Atlantic is well worth a read.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of goings
Noun
  • Needless to say, there are only a handful of milkweed leaves left in the yard that remain within their reach.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The leaves were also quite yellow, which suggests a nutrient deficiency.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of leaves
Noun
  • Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of evacuations
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