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 Of the 186 chief executive departures Challenger, Gray & Christmas counted in August, government and nonprofit organizations accounted for 62, more than any other sector. — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 The company’s goal is to combine rail’s energy and cost advantages with more frequent departures and greater flexibility. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026 When talks began, many firefighters saw the contract negotiations as an opportunity to stem the departures. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 A day prior, Ellison and Kreiz announced the merged company’s top-level management team, followed by news about additional appointments and departures since then. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Darren Walker, who took the reins of Anonymous Content in January as President and CEO, announced the pending departures in an internal memo, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 The initial wave of departures was made up of African American intellectuals, church leaders and merchants. — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 The departures show Meta is still shaping its strategy around AI and AI safety amid new calls for regulation in Washington. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Former LinkedIn chief Roslansky is set to leave Microsoft, following other exec departures. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 2 Oct. 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

Definition of goings

Noun

Bridge lifts usually happen on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Transportation Department said, though there are a couple of deviations from that schedule this year to accommodate ongoing rehabilitation work on the 110-year-old Lake Street Bridge.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
This configuration is designed to remain operational despite manufacturing deviations and wear that develops during extended operation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviations

Noun

The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Air France-KLM has suspended flights to Riyadh until 31 October and Delta Air Lines has delayed planned services from Atlanta to Riyadh, initially due to start on October 23, until March 2027.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 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

Taking larger distributions can cause a retirement portfolio to shrink faster, particularly if those withdrawals occur during a period of weak investment returns.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
That gives you time to consider Roth conversions, strategic withdrawals, QCDs, Social Security timing and beneficiary planning.

— Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawals

Noun

This spirit makes drinks that pair perfectly with the season as the leaves fall and the sweaters come out of the back of the closet.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, a spacious surface leaves room for monitors, notebooks, coffee, plants, and whatever other essentials keep her ideas flowing.

— Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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