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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
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Christian Yelich remains confident Milwaukee can continue to contend even without departed ace Corbin Burnes and manager Craig Counsell.
—Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The 32-year-old had entered the final months of his previous deal and could have departed Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of the season but that possibility has been ruled out with the Egyptian signing a new two-year contract.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Harbaugh reiterated that the draft isn’t the only means by which the Ravens plan to fill the gaps left by departed starters Morgan Moses, Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Christian Yelich remains confident Milwaukee can continue to contend even without departed ace Corbin Burnes and manager Craig Counsell.
—Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Verb
Several senior figures have also departed the FIA since Ben Sulayem took over as president at the end of 2021.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The 32-year-old had entered the final months of his previous deal and could have departed Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of the season but that possibility has been ruled out with the Egyptian signing a new two-year contract.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departed
Adjective
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The weaker strains have since gone extinct, according to new research.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Deep-seafloor-dwelling foraminifera, which were far away from the surface and were able to keep feeding on the remains of dead organisms, were mostly fine, but nine out of ten planktonic species went extinct.—
Tim Vernimmen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fancy Spider is just the latest, multi-venue cultural performing arts festival planned for the town, following a defunct stand-up comedy festival and other annual gatherings.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to see the resurrection of the defunct Constitution gas pipeline project that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to western New York.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Musk has falsely claimed that millions of Americans who are deceased are still receiving Social Security checks.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Granted, all of the main subjects—Joan, John, their parents, Q, Joan’s brother, the psychiatrists—are deceased.—
Evelyn McDonnell
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least two former Major League Baseball players also perished in the disaster.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Emergency responders performed life-saving measures before he was pronounced dead, Allard said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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Doctors attempted life-saving measures but Jacklyn couldn't be saved and was pronounced dead, according to the attorney’s office statement.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Departed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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