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 leaving
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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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2
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
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Four departing flights and four arriving flights are shown as canceled at CVG on Saturday amid flight reductions at 40 airports due to the government shutdown.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
LaGuardia saw 149 departing flights canceled or delayed — 43% of the total.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Just minutes before, UPS Flight 2976 had crashed while departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on its way to Honolulu.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Nov. 2025
Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge, who oversaw the city’s contentious bus and bike lane expansion, is departing the Wu administration at the end of the year in the latest staffing shakeup leading up to the mayor’s second term.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to FlightAware, an online flight tracking service, a total of 27 arriving and departing flights had been canceled for Friday at the San Diego airport.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Flights for Los Angeles International Airport were temporarily halted Sunday because of a staffing shortage at the Southern California TRACON, which handles flights arriving or departing.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Flights arriving and departing from Sky Harbor are delayed because of staffing shortages at the airport's air traffic control tower, according to the FAA.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Four departing flights and four arriving flights are shown as canceled at CVG on Saturday amid flight reductions at 40 airports due to the government shutdown.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
LaGuardia saw 149 departing flights canceled or delayed — 43% of the total.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Just minutes before, UPS Flight 2976 had crashed while departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on its way to Honolulu.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Nov. 2025
Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge, who oversaw the city’s contentious bus and bike lane expansion, is departing the Wu administration at the end of the year in the latest staffing shakeup leading up to the mayor’s second term.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to FlightAware, an online flight tracking service, a total of 27 arriving and departing flights had been canceled for Friday at the San Diego airport.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departing
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Travelers who are planning to fly over the next week are encouraged to check the flight status before leaving home, arrive early for longer than usual security lines, and consider backup options before the departure day.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her departure adds to a growing list of Democrats, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi who plan to retire after this term.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prescott, who spent three years as an external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee before exiting in June, raised questions with the committee, BBC executives, and the corporation’s board.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Singing this material with players who improvise — solos changing, every version being a little different — taught me about that urgent live-ensemble space where everyone’s living and dying by the next player onstage.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shaw-naé explains how then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is dying to speak with her, how the Venmo CEO invited her to some fancy app meeting, all while Al Roker is buzzing on her phone to give an update on Friday’s upcoming dinner service.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against moving ahead with the package, along with all but eight of his Democratic colleagues.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Director Michael Arden, meanwhile, is up to his elbows just moving the cumbersome Legos of Dane Laffrey’s set around.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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But going into markets relying solely on territory pre-sales alone — once the norm at AFM — is today a rarity, with most packages having some financing already in place to mitigate risk — and jitters.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bohlin said that the Swedish Board of Agriculture would procure emergency stockpiling of grain in northern Sweden, which would be circulated so as not to disrupt market mechanisms and to avoid stocks perishing.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 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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Love, give me lips and noses, skin parting tangy skin.—
Carson Colenbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Departing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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