departs

verb

present tense third-person singular of depart
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 The federal program departs from most state programs by not forcing students to leave public school to qualify for the scholarship. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 As our lower pressure departs eastward — caught up with a racing Hurricane Polo — the upper atmospheric pattern will change dramatically. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Featuring traditional mariachi arrangements and Álvarez’s unmistakable voice, the four-song EP offers a fresh and emotional take that departs from the norteño and banda styles he is known for. — Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 So Finney-Smith departs without ever suiting up in a regular-season game for the Hornets. — Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 When her adorable tween Sun-woo leaves for camp, single mother So-young (Kim Hyun-joo) waves goodbye as his bus departs, while something ominous hangs in the air. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026 All of it makes for a dramatic telling of the infamous murders, but Murphy’s version departs significantly from what is known about the actual events. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 As Bramnick departs, Monica Veiga, whose title is also exec VP of distribution for North America, will assume Bramnick’s responsibilities. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee). — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departs
  1. exits
  2. dies
  3. moves
  4. falls
  5. goes
  6. perishes
  7. gets
  8. succumbs
Verb
  • The museum now has up to six entrances and exits that visitors can come in and out of to curate their own journey.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.
    — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exits
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  • The job is largely a ceremonial post, but if the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, then the lieutenant governor would be elevated to take over.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When Latif’s wife dies, he’s immediately forced to tamp down on the instincts that have provided for his family and wade unsteady into a world of bottles, transport, and dinner time.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dies
Verb
  • Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of moves
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  • In July, Reeves shared a brief clip of test footage of the upcoming film, which included the first proper look at Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in a new Batsuit as what appears to be snow falls around him.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Margins shrink, investment capacity falls and businesses have fewer resources to innovate or improve the underlying infrastructure.
    — Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • If that goes well, perhaps more fans will be in the seats when Oklahoma State comes to town the following week.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of goes
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  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes
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  • But while Antetokounmpo gets most of the attention as the Heat’s new star, Adebayo will again be relied on to be the team’s leader.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Known as the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site, the place gets its name from English buccaneer-cum-naturalist William Dampier, who was overcome by the bay’s sheer abundance and the size of the marine predators during a visit in 1699.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, The Radiance, sometimes succumbs to this temptation.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of succumbs

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“Departs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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