1
as in exits
to leave a place often for another
I'll sing one more song before I depart
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2
as in dies
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 departs
DeSantis departs The 2026 election marks the end of the DeSantis era in Florida.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Then, in the second segment from L1 to the moon, the spacecraft later departs along an unstable manifold and transitions into lunar orbit.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The train primarily departs from London Victoria Station, offering several day trips across the British countryside.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
When current acting Director Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons departs his post at the end of the month, a former career ICE agent is set to take his place, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 12 May 2026
The 25-year-old joined Fiorentina from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer but departs having made just two appearances for the Italian club.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 11 May 2026
This new train route, which launched in March 2026, departs from Berlin on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, stopping in Liège and Brussels.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The five-night journey departs from Istanbul and winds through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria, with stops in Bucharest and Budapest before its final arrival in Paris.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2026
Matt hopped on Reddit and pleaded for his fellow Sixers fans to buy Amtrak Flex tickets, which are fully refundable if canceled before the train departs.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Then, in the second segment from L1 to the moon, the spacecraft later departs along an unstable manifold and transitions into lunar orbit.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The train primarily departs from London Victoria Station, offering several day trips across the British countryside.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
When current acting Director Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons departs his post at the end of the month, a former career ICE agent is set to take his place, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 12 May 2026
The 25-year-old joined Fiorentina from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer but departs having made just two appearances for the Italian club.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 11 May 2026
This new train route, which launched in March 2026, departs from Berlin on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, stopping in Liège and Brussels.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The five-night journey departs from Istanbul and winds through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria, with stops in Bucharest and Budapest before its final arrival in Paris.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2026
Matt hopped on Reddit and pleaded for his fellow Sixers fans to buy Amtrak Flex tickets, which are fully refundable if canceled before the train departs.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departs
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Waymo also notes that the trunk may not open if a rider exits before the vehicle has officially pulled over and ended the trip.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Officials originally planned to close all northbound and southbound lanes of I-285 on the west side of Atlanta between exits 5 and 9.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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If every truth that creates legal complexity dies on contact, people stop raising anything that might trigger those functions at all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Mercury enters Gemini and moves through your 3rd House of Communication, waking up conversations, messages, and the small decisions that shape your day.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Once the midweek cold front moves through, a better chance for more areas to see wet weather comes Wednesday afternoon.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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And that’s why—but that doesn’t make sense because the money falls from the ceiling.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Lady Louise, who is studying English at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, has been helping ensure that the four-day show goes smoothly and has a good royal turnout.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Kerry Burnight, a gerontologist who contributed to the research, said the index builds on foundational well-being models but goes further.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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The neighborhood/area Brickell gets a bad rep among visitors as Miami Beach’s boring, business-minded sibling, but a quick walk from the hotel will reveal the up-and-coming neighborhood to be an energizing community lined with vibrant (and clean) shops, restaurants, and bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Favreau, working from a script co-authored with Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni and Book of Boba Fett writer Noah Kloor, gets the action going in the first few minutes, as if to reassure fans that the leap to the big screen means something.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Inspired by a drawing made by his nephew, the work unfolds as a sequence of panels in which the titular child, Julian, succumbs to illness.—
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
6 May 2026
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“Departs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departs. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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