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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
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
All Evergreen ships have since departed the Persian Gulf.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
By the end of the year, Kooper and others had departed, and the band was seeking a new singer.
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Hillel Italie,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
By the end of the year, Kooper and others had departed, and the band was seeking a new singer.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Verb
There are reports that Bungie co-founder Jason Jones has also departed.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
All Evergreen ships have since departed the Persian Gulf.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
By the end of the year, Kooper and others had departed, and the band was seeking a new singer.
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Hillel Italie,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
By the end of the year, Kooper and others had departed, and the band was seeking a new singer.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for departed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departed
Adjective
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With dragons now extinct and the Targaryens less powerful, this buddy series focuses on more intimate and adventurous stories rather than the struggles for the Iron Throne.
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Grocery chains such as A&P and National Tea became extinct in these parts back in the 1970s.
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
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Oil prices extended declines on Friday as more tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns.
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Hundreds of people exited the stadium and gathered near Main Street and Park Street.
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The extent of any aid package will have to match the emerging picture of how many have died, how many remain trapped under the rubble and how many Venezuelans will struggle yet further for food.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
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Shirts tied to a specific tour, an album release or a now-defunct venue tend to be the most desirable.
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As a result of this need for speed, Apollo did not build anything permanent on the moon, leaving behind only flags, footprints and defunct spacecraft.
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Both of his parents are deceased, and his grandmother was caring for his younger brother, who was suffering from a severe leg injury.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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The pallor of mortality is a reminder, for some, of the heat wave in the summer of 2003, when nearly fifteen thousand people perished in France.
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And because the war was still on, the arsenal was quickly rebuilt and brought back online while those who perished were placed in a mass grave in the Allegheny Cemetery, marked only today by one large stone, tucked away on the far side of the burial grounds.
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“Departed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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