leave-taking

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Recent Examples of leave-taking How can a child understand this kind of leave-taking? Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024 With Nitti’s leave-taking, McEntire sent home Noah Spencer and Ms. Monet, with Ruby Leigh, Jordan Ranier and Jacquie Roar moving on to the live shows. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023 Forest fires were lowering human birth weights, zoo chimpanzees in Kyoto enjoy virtual forests, and the chimpanzees of the Bossou community are formal in their greetings but unceremonious in their leave-taking. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave-taking
Noun
  • Hoever’s departure from the first-team picture was far from ordinary.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The bus shelter was on a paved section of the airport departures area where people were being dropped off by taxis, friends, family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Saddleback Unified students have bid farewell to their summer vacations and hello to another year of learning.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Megadeth will also embark on a global farewell tour in 2026 and Mustaine is prepping a new memoir.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Leave-taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave-taking. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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