1
as in departing
the act of leaving a place
his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him
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2
as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
any departure from the modernist orthodoxy was scorned by the city's cultural elite
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Recent Examples of departure
Their departures come as the Democratic Party works to recover and rebrand following President Donald Trump's and Republicans' electoral victories in November, which gave the GOP control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Smith had become a familiar name in the Top 10 for years, and his departure opens up new space for up-and-coming fighters to break into the rankings.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The simple wood coffin, lined with zinc and marked with a white cross, symbolized another departure from church tradition.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
But as the success of that festival has continued to grow—along with other trips Nomadic leads, including both private, custom trips and set-date departures—other operators are launching new ventures.
—AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Smith had become a familiar name in the Top 10 for years, and his departure opens up new space for up-and-coming fighters to break into the rankings.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The simple wood coffin, lined with zinc and marked with a white cross, symbolized another departure from church tradition.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
But as the success of that festival has continued to grow—along with other trips Nomadic leads, including both private, custom trips and set-date departures—other operators are launching new ventures.
—AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departure
Noun
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This deviation from the norm surely isn't coincidental.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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This deviation has prompted WWE to edit out specific portions of the segment from their digital video recaps, indicating the sensitive nature of the content.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Families were advised to paint the entrance of their homes with the blood of a lamb, when the exodus happened, so God would spare the lives of their firstborn sons, Alvarez said.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Bay Area was the first metropolis to issue shelter-in-place orders, starting a remote work exodus as coders and corporate chiefs left San Francisco’s downtown core.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The narrative does take a detour near the end though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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The detour could push some flights to add a refueling stop or cancel certain routes altogether.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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Emirates, the other flagship airline of the UAE, has 96 flights a week between Dubai and the U.S. How to Get Around Cars are the best way to get around.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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Over the past few days, several celebrities took to social media to voice their disdain for the Blue Origin flight.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The blasts, which set fire to more than 100,000 tons of shells, rockets and advanced equipment in the 51st Russian Main Missile and Artillery Directorate Arsenal’s depot, caused evacuations in surrounding villages.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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At home in Mount Holly, Stacy worked as a teacher at First Methodist Church Preschool, as a paralegal at two law firms and then as a full-time homemaker, while Joshua, a former college football player, became a paramedic aboard medical evacuation helicopters with Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The pests can ruin the look of those leaves in short order.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Most are on administrative leave and are getting paid, but have no indication of how long that will continue.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But, while one side sees federal withdrawal as the lever to make that happen, the other warns that such moves risk creating a two-tier disaster system, one for the wealthy, one for the vulnerable.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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For football fans who have been having withdrawals every Sunday (Thursday and Mondays too), the real action is still months away, but at least tomorrow’s NFL Draft can satisfy the itch a little while longer.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Wild didn’t look good in the early going, and Gustavsson kept this game close with 16 first-period saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, the storytelling of the match took this into account, as the early going was built around Edge looking for cracks in the Undertaker’s armor.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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