DEPARTURES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

departures

noun

plural of departure

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the act of leaving a place his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him

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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 departures Hacegaba cited numerous factors including the recent transit restrictions at the Panama Canal, which are expected to shift more containers to West Coast ports, alongside weather conditions in Asia that delayed vessel departures. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 This is when island travelers have the fullest choice of hotels and ferry departures. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 The show has had a big year despite talent departures, earning 11 nominations at this year’s Primetime Emmys. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 The experts won’t accompany every group, but several will appear on select departures. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 The runway, one of four at MIA, had been limited to eastbound departures in recent days. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Belo-Osagie and Reiter join after the departures of longtime players Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang, who respectively announced their exits in July and last December. — Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 Kiffin’s departures from previous jobs have sparked intense levels of outrage. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 While many rumors swirled following Grande and Bailey’s departures about recasting (Jessie Buckley? — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

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Noun

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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This configuration is designed to remain operational despite manufacturing deviations and wear that develops during extended operation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Poor execution leads to protocol deviations, delayed data availability, transcription errors and operational inefficiencies that increase risks.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviations

Noun

The crash shut down all arriving and departing flights at MIA for hours, with some flights diverted to other Florida airports, before two of the four runways opened.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
One legal consultant, a Denver transportation attorney, billed the agency nearly $130,000 in a single year for flights while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of flights

Noun

Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of evacuations

Noun

Average grades in preparatory math, precalculus and calculus across UC continue their five-year decline, while D and F grades, no-pass marks and withdrawals in those courses have gone up.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The first withdrawals from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund are expected in 2054.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

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