exited

verb

past tense of exit
1
as in departed
to leave a place often for another in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion

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2
as in died
to stop living expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends

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Recent Examples of exited Last year, Earle abruptly exited Unwell, Cooper’s media network, after only two years with the company. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026 Kendall exited the program the following year; Pinfield took over in 1995. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 On July 1, DePodesta quickly exited his office atop the Chicago FBI. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Saks has since exited bankruptcy proceedings and has rebranded itself under the new name Exemplar Luxury Group. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 Jim said the report reinforces why the Club recently exited its position in Arm to buy more shares of Intel . — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 14 July 2026 This comes after Deadline revealed that Simpson had exited the Calabasas Confidential producer after working with founder Brent Montgomery for 15 years. — Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Many of those vessels that exited the Strait of Hormuz during the three-week ceasefire agreement are now sanctioned again. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Progressives in the Democratic Party are embracing Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson after their initial pick for the seat, Graham Platner, exited the race and dramatically fell from grace on the Left after a slew of scandals. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exited
  1. departed
  2. died
  3. moved
  4. fell
  5. went
  6. perished
  7. got
  8. fled
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  • The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June and were carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, according to a joint statement from the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency Thursday.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Historic words from mission to the moon On July 16, the astronauts had departed the Kennedy Space Center in a historic and globally watched mission to land a human on the moon for the first time.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • The win moved the Red Sox within a half-game of the third American League wild card spot.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Ogwumike moved into fifth on the Sparks’ all-time assists list with her third helper in the first quarter, passing Mwadi Mabika.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of moved
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  • Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of went
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  • While the crown prince managed to free himself from the dragon before sinking, Triarchy crossbowmen peppered him from a nearby ship, and both dragon and rider perished.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of perished
Verb
  • Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.
    — PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Each player got 15 swings in the second round, with batters homering on their final swings continuing until not homering.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of got
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  • Even though he was hit several times, the trooper was able to return fire before the suspect got back in the truck and fled, according to Fifield.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Officials said the teenager fled California just days after the shooting and traveled to Texas.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
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