as in departure
the act of leaving a place
his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes
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as in exiting
to leave a place often for another
I'll sing one more song before I depart
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as in dying
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 departing
Al Weaver, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The local controller was distracted, the report said, talking to another air traffic control facility about the wrong altitude assigned to a different departing aircraft.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Going estimates that travelers can save about 15 to 30 percent per ticket (depending on the destination) by departing on the holiday itself.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the flight-tracking platform, all arriving flights were assigned to Runway 04L that night, but the Nouvelair flight made its first approach at Runway 04R, which was only being used for departing flights.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Flights departing Phoenix for Taipei and flights returning to Phoenix from Taipei will be nonstop.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The local controller was distracted, the report said, talking to another air traffic control facility about the wrong altitude assigned to a different departing aircraft.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Going estimates that travelers can save about 15 to 30 percent per ticket (depending on the destination) by departing on the holiday itself.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the flight-tracking platform, all arriving flights were assigned to Runway 04L that night, but the Nouvelair flight made its first approach at Runway 04R, which was only being used for departing flights.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Flights departing Phoenix for Taipei and flights returning to Phoenix from Taipei will be nonstop.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departing
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those cuts may see the departure of similar numbers of full-time equivalents as in the past two rounds – approximately 500 and 1,500.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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This includes initiations of Nike , Cisco Systems , and Boeing, while exiting Coterra Energy altogether.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last week came news that Pam Kaufman is exiting as Paramount’s president and CEO of international markets, global consumer products and experiences.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The thriller series was left on a cliffhanger, with President Rayburn (Michael McKean) dying at the end of season two.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Former Arkansas head coach and current offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino will reportedly become the interim head coach at Arkansas moving forward, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The group acknowledged a need to modernize the government's data gathering processes, which have been hampered by falling survey response rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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His teammates gave him parting gifts – two-run home runs from Hyeseong Kim and Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani’s 55th homer of the season – and sent Kershaw out a winner for the 223rd time as the Dodgers finished their regular-season schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to police, scammers are targeting older Bay Staters with a range of schemes aimed at parting them with their savings, from old-fashioned home improvement fraud to newer scams centered around cryptocurrency.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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The boys didn't always survive their adventures, with one perishing from a snake bite and another drowning in a Bolivian flood.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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At its best, Notre Dame has played with an edge Freeman created by going for it on fourth down, sending blitzes with little coverage, calling fake punts.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After going public together on social media, the pair have elicited strong reactions from people in their comments — some appalled by their age gap and others who quickly jump to their defense.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Departing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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