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
Prince Harry departs after visiting the Centre For Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London, in England, on September 10, 2025.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Ivacic departs the Revolution after two seasons and 49 regular-season starts, with 12 clean sheets to his credit.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The movie departs Netflix on September 30, along with a long list of other movies, but this is one of the best.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Blue Water also departs from Chicago and travels westbound to Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and East Lansing, Michigan, with intermediate stops before reaching Port Huron.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
From Zurich Airport, hop on Switzerland’s efficient SBB rail system, which departs every hour and whisks you toward the Alps in just over three hours.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Having thoroughly rattled her student, Capri departs.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The inaugural journey departs from Bangkok’s historic Hua Lamphong Station on November 16, 2025, with additional trips scheduled through the end of the year.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Ivacic departs the Revolution after two seasons and 49 regular-season starts, with 12 clean sheets to his credit.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The movie departs Netflix on September 30, along with a long list of other movies, but this is one of the best.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Blue Water also departs from Chicago and travels westbound to Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and East Lansing, Michigan, with intermediate stops before reaching Port Huron.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
From Zurich Airport, hop on Switzerland’s efficient SBB rail system, which departs every hour and whisks you toward the Alps in just over three hours.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Having thoroughly rattled her student, Capri departs.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The inaugural journey departs from Bangkok’s historic Hua Lamphong Station on November 16, 2025, with additional trips scheduled through the end of the year.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departs
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Michael Douglas is pictured with his lookalike son, Cameron Douglas, as the pair exits The Drew Barrymore Show in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Planned exits from low-margin businesses and a temporary plant closure also impacted sales.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If the lipids oxidize after the plant dies, much of the benefit could vanish.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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When a member of Congress dies, flags are lowered on the day of death and the following day.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray has confirmed plans to pursue the death penalty, meaning Robinson will remain in custody without bail as the case moves toward trial.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Conventional engines burn fuel in a steady process, where the flame front (the area at which combustion occurs) moves smoothly through a propellant mixture to produce continuous thrust.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If the neighbor is smoking weed on private property doesn’t belong to them or their neighbor, Rosenthal said the responsibility to take action falls on the landlord.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Warren also holds the producing reins and gets co-scripting credit with john Meston.—
Hal Landers,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Bot gets 1 for guessing in three and then loses it for losing to me.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet most of this knowledge disappears into corporate databases.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in the flood, the specialness disappears.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Departs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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